Macrostoma altum Agassiz 1839 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1839. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (10me, 12me livraison) 1-16*

Belongs to Macrostoma according to L. Agassiz 1842

See also Agassiz 1839 and Agassiz 1839

Sister taxa: Notoscopelus bolini, Notoscopelus castaneus, Notoscopelus caudispinosus, Notoscopelus effertus, Notoscopelus elongatus, Notoscopelus kuboensis, Notoscopelus margaritifer, Notoscopelus mediterraneus, Notoscopelus praejaponicus, Notoscopelus resplendens, Notoscopelus scopelopsoides, Macrostoma grayi

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Macrostoma altum in the database

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