Hygophum orcianensis Schwarzhans 1978 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Full reference: W. Schwarzhans. 1978. Otolithen aus dem Unter-Pliozän von Süd-Sizilien und aus der Toscana. Berliner geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen A 8:1-52

Belongs to Hygophum according to W. Schwarzhans 1978

Sister taxa: Hygophum acutiventris, Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum circularis, Hygophum derthonensis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum pabloensis, Hygophum probenoiti, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum reinhardtii, Hygophum rotundum, Hygophum taaningi, Myctophum (Hygophum) hanseni

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hygophum orcianensis in the database

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