Austrophycis Ogilby 1897 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Moridae

Parent taxon: Moridae according to W. W. Schwarzhans 1980

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Actuariolum, Auchenoceros, Eophycis, Fanteichthys, Gadella, Laemonema, Lepidion, Lotella, Mora, Onobrosmius, Paralaemonema, Physiculinorum, Physiculus, Pseudophycis, Tripterophycis

Subtaxa: Austrophycis pseudomegalops

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of New Zealand (12 collections)

• Waitakian of New Zealand (1)

Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence

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