Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae
Alternative combination: Scopelus circularis
Full reference: G. A. Frost. 1924. Otoliths of Fishes from the Tertiary Formations of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 55:605-614
Belongs to Hygophum according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
See also Frost 1925, Frost 1934, Schwarzhans 1980 and Vorstman 1927
Sister taxa: Hygophum acutiventris, Hygophum agatense, Hygophum agrigentensis, Hygophum benoiti, Hygophum derthonensis, Hygophum germanicum, Hygophum hygomi, Hygophum macrochir, Hygophum orcianensis, Hygophum pabloensis, Hygophum probenoiti, Hygophum proximum, Hygophum rotundum, Hygophum taaningi
Type specimen: Its type locality is Peusangan, which is in a Neogene marine horizon in Indonesia
Distribution:
• Neogene of Indonesia (2 collections)
• Miocene of New Zealand (14)
Total: 16 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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