†Beckerophotus Prokofiev 2001 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Neoscopelidae
Full reference: A. M. Prokofiev. 2001. A new genus ofNeoscopelidaefor Eomyctophum gracile Daniltshenko from the Middle'Eocene of Georgia (Pisces: Osteichthyes: Myctophiformes). Zoosystemica Rossica 10:015-218
Parent taxon: Neoscopelinae according to A. M. Prokofiev 2006
See also Prokofiev 2001
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Beckerophotus gracilis
Type: Eomyctophum gracile
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Dabakhana Gorge, Tbilisi (Eocene of Georgia)
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