Notoscopelus elongatus Costa 1844 (lanternfish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Scopelus elongatus
Belongs to Notoscopelus according to A. Girone et al. 2006
See also Brzobohaty and Nolf 1996 and Nolf and Steurbaut 1983
Sister taxa: Notoscopelus bolini, Notoscopelus caudispinosus, Notoscopelus effertus, Notoscopelus kuboensis, Notoscopelus mediterraneus, Notoscopelus praejaponicus, Notoscopelus resplendens, Notoscopelus scopelopsoides
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (9 collections), Italy (5)
• Miocene of Greece (3), Italy (7), Japan (1)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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