Actinopteri - Ophidiiformes - Ophidiidae
Full reference: W. Schwarzhans, T. Mörs, A. Engelbrecht, M. Reguero, and J. Kriwet. 2017. Before the freeze: otoliths from the Eocene of Seymour Island, Antarctica, reveal dominance of gadiform fishes (Teleostei). Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15(2):147-179
Belongs to Hoplobrotula according to W. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Hoplobrotula elongata, Hoplobrotula gibba, Hoplobrotula granosum, Hoplobrotula greenwoodi, Hoplobrotula joachimica, Hoplobrotula lerichei, Hoplobrotula robusta, Hoplobrotula sulcata
Type specimen: NRM-PZ P.15984, an otolith. Its type locality is IAA 1/90, which is in a Ypresian estuary/bay horizon in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite
Distribution: found only at IAA 1/90
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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