Osteichthyes - Beryciformes

Parent taxon: Beryciformes according to P. L. Forey et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Africentrum, Anoplogastridae, Berycidae, Berycoidei, Berycomorus, Beryx dalmaticus, Beryx subovatus, Brazosiella, Cryptoberyx, Ctenoberyx, Dinopterygoidei, Diretmidae, Holocentrites, Holocentroidei, Inocentrus, Kryptophanaron, Melamphaidae, Monocentridae, Omosoma, Pattersonoberyx, Plectrypops, Plesioberyx, Polymixioidei, Poromitra, Pseudholocentrum, Pseudomonocentrididae, Sargocentron, Scianenuropsis, Stephanoberycoidei, Trachichthyoidei

Subtaxa: Paracentrus

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nammoura quarry (BMNH collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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