Scopelus latirostratus Weiler 1950 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Full reference: W. Weiler. 1950. Die Otolithen aus dem Jung-Tertiär Süd-Rumäniens. 2. Mittel-Miozän, Torton, Buglow und Sarmat. Senckenbergiana 31(3/4):209-258

Belongs to Scopelus according to W. Weiler 1950

Sister taxa: Myctophum (Scopelus) evermani, Myctophum (Scopelus) humboldti, Myctophum (Scopelus) rufinum, Scopelus argenteus, Scopelus biarritzensis, Scopelus ellipticus, Scopelus excavatus, Scopelus fragilis, Scopelus frosti, Scopelus incisus, Scopelus kokeni, Scopelus lacertosus, Scopelus laminatus, Scopelus mammatus, Scopelus mediterraneus, Scopelus obliquus, Scopelus papuensis, Scopelus pulcher, Scopelus regularis, Scopelus splendidus, Scopelus sulcatus, Scopelus tenuis, Scopelus tutamoensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Scopelus latirostratus in the database

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