†Pshekharus Bannikov and Kotylar 2015 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Full reference: A. F. Bannikov and A. N. Kotylar. 2015. A new genus and species of Early Sarmatian Porgies (Perciformes, Sparidae) from the Krasnodar Region. Paleontological Journal 49(6):627-635
Parent taxon: Sparidae according to A. F. Bannikov and A. N. Kotylar 2015
Sister taxa: Archosargus, Boops, Box, Calamus, Crenidens, Crommyodus, Dentex, Evynnis, Lagodon, Pagellinae, Pagrus, Paracalamus, Rhythmias, Sparinae, Sparus, Stenotomus
Subtaxa: Pshekharus yesinorum
Type: Pshekharus yesinorum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Tsurevsky (Miocene of Russian Federation)
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