†Scopelus biarritzensis Priem 1912 (lanternfish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Belongs to Scopelus according to Priem 1912
Sister taxa: Myctophum (Scopelus) evermani, Myctophum (Scopelus) humboldti, Myctophum (Scopelus) rufinum, Scopelus argenteus, Scopelus ellipticus, Scopelus excavatus, Scopelus fragilis, Scopelus frosti, Scopelus incisus, Scopelus kokeni, Scopelus lacertosus, Scopelus laminatus, Scopelus latirostratus, Scopelus mammatus, Scopelus mediterraneus, Scopelus obliquus, Scopelus papuensis, Scopelus pulcher, Scopelus regularis, Scopelus splendidus, Scopelus sulcatus, Scopelus tenuis, Scopelus tutamoensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Biarritz (Eocene of France)
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