Hoplichthys Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Hoplichthyidae
Parent taxon: Hoplichthyidae according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Schwarzhans 1985 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Praehoplichthys
Subtaxa: Hoplichthys gobiomorphus Hoplichthys multistriatus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Australia (1 collection), New Zealand (7)
• Eocene of Australia (1)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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