Eokrefftia ("dawn Krefftia") is an extinct genus of lanternfish that inhabited the seas around Europe and Australia throughout the Paleogene.

[1][2] Known only from its distinctive fossilized otoliths, it appears to be one of the earliest definitive fossil members of the lanternfish lineage.

[3] The following species are known:[4] The otoliths of Eokrefftia can be easily confused with those of the extant lanternfish genus Diaphus, which are also present as fossils in the same deposits.

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