Neoscopelus macrolepidotus Johnson 1863 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Neoscopelidae
Belongs to Neoscopelus according to A. Fraser-Brunner 1949
Sister taxa: Neoscopelus brunni, Neoscopelus microchir, Neoscopelus navicularis, Neoscopelus nuussuaqensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tianliao Site 5, Kaohsiung (mudstone) (Pliocene of Taiwan)
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