Myctophum (Lampanyctus) licatae Sauvage 1870 (lanternfish)

Actinopteri - Myctophiformes - Myctophidae

Alternative combinations: Leuciscus (Squalius) licatae, Leuciscus licatae

Full reference: H. E. Sauvage. 1870. Synopsis des poissons tertiaires de Licata. Anales des Sciences Naturalles, Zoologie et Paleontologie 14:1-26

Belongs to Myctophum (Lampanyctus) according to C. Arambourg 1925

See also Sauvage 1870 and Sauvage 1873

Sister taxa: Lampanyctus (Lampanyctus), Lampanyctus (Lepidophanes), Lampanyctus (Triphoturus), Lampanyctus alatus, Lampanyctus ater, Lampanyctus crocodilus, Lampanyctus cuprarius, Lampanyctus ecnomi, Lampanyctus festivus, Lampanyctus fraserbrunneri, Lampanyctus fraseri, Lampanyctus idostigma, Lampanyctus intricarius, Lampanyctus iselini, Lampanyctus joubini, Lampanyctus latesulcatus, Lampanyctus licatae, Lampanyctus longaevus, Lampanyctus microchir, Lampanyctus microsoma, Lampanyctus nicholsi, Lampanyctus nobilis, Lampanyctus omostigma, Lampanyctus peculiaris, Lampanyctus petrolifer, Lampanyctus photonotus, Lampanyctus photothorax, Lampanyctus piabilis, Lampanyctus polyphotos, Lampanyctus popoto, Lampanyctus profestus, Lampanyctus punctatissimus, Lampanyctus pussilus, Lampanyctus reductus, Lampanyctus regalis, Lampanyctus remifer, Lampanyctus ritteri, Lampanyctus serratus, Lampanyctus steinbecki, Lampanyctus stilbius, Lampanyctus taaningi, Lampanyctus waiohaensis, Myctophum (Lampanyctus) ecnomi, Serpa bensoni, Serpa blacki, Serpa hoffmanni

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Licata (Miocene of Italy)

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