Osteichthyes - Stomiiformes - Phosichthyidae

Full reference: Y. Yabumoto, R. Nomura, and M. Nazarkin. 2024. A New Miocene Deep-Sea Fish, Vinciguerria shinjiensis sp. nov. (Stomiiformes: Phosichthyidae) from Shinji, Matsue City, Shimane, Japan. Paleontological Research 28(4):400-412

Belongs to Vinciguerria according to Y. Yabumoto et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Vinciguerria angulosa, Vinciguerria brevis, Vinciguerria distincta, Vinciguerria macarovicii, Vinciguerria merklini, Vinciguerria obscura, Vinciguerria poweriae, Vinciguerria praeattenuata, Vinciguerria sagittiformis, Vinciguerria talgiensis, Vinciguerria yombeensis, Vincinguerria attenuata, Vincinguerria poweriae

Type specimen: Its type locality is Sakura, which is in a Miocene marine shale in the Kuri Formation of Japan

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Sakura

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