Family Percopsidae Regan 1911 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Percopsiformes - Percopsidae

Parent taxon: Percopsiformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013

See also Jordan 1963, Murray 1996 and Nelson et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Amblyopsidae, Aphredoderidae, Percopsiformorum

Subtaxa: Amphiplaga Erismatopterus Lateopisciculus Libotonius Massamorichthys Percopsis

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Type: Percopsis

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Canada (3: British Columbia collections), United States (2: Washington, Wyoming)

• Paleocene of Canada (3: Alberta)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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