Osteichthyes - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Full reference: C. Lin, S. Wu, C. Lin and C. Chien. 2023. Early Pliocene otolith assemblages from the outer-shelf environment reveal the establishment of mesopelagic fish fauna over 3 million years ago in southwestern Taiwan. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 142(23):1-40
Belongs to Benthosema according to C. Lin et al. 2023
Sister taxa: Benthosema concentricus, Benthosema duanformis, Benthosema fibulatum, Benthosema fitchi, Benthosema glaciale, Benthosema minutum, Benthosema panamense, Benthosema pinchoti, Benthosema pluridens, Benthosema pterota, Benthosema pterotum, Benthosema suborbitale
Type specimen: ASIZF 0100606, an otolith. Its type locality is Tianliao Site 5, Kaohsiung (sandstone), which is in a Pliocene offshore shelf sandstone in the Gutingkeng Formation of Taiwan.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Taiwan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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