Full reference: M. C. Malabarba, O. Zuleta, and C. D. Papa. 2006. Proterocara argentina, a New Fossil Cichlid from the Lumbrera Formation, Eocene of Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 26(2):267-275
Parent taxon: Perciformes according to M. C. Malabarba et al. 2010
See also Malabarba et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Acanthonotus, Acanthuroidei, Alepes, Ammodytoidei, Amphiperca, Anarhichas, Anarrhichthys, Aphia, Aplodactylidae, Apogonoides, Apolectus, Aramichthys, Arripidae, Avitolabrax, Bairdiella, Banjosidae, Bathyclupeidae, Bembropidae, Bilinia, Blabe, Brama, Branchiostegidae, Brotulidae, Burtinia, Callyodon, Carangodidae, Caucasichthyidae, Chaeturichthys, Chandidae, Chironemidae, Cockerellites, Coryphopterus, Cottioidei, Cottopsis, Ctenodentex, Ctenosciaena, Dapaloides, Diaphyodus, Dichistiidae, Dinopercidae, Dipterichthys, Ductoridae, Eocottidae, Eoluvarus, Eoserranus, Epinnula, Exelliidae, Gempylus, Glaucosoma, Gobioidei, Grammatorycnus, Haemulidae, Haliophis, Hapalogeniidae, Hypacanthus, Hyperprosopon, Icosteoidei, Isacia, Kyphosus, Labroidei, Lactariidae, Landanichthys, Latellopsis, Latidae, Latridae, Lithognathus, Lonchistium, Lutjanidae, Lycodopsis, Lyconectes, Maccullochella, Matarchia, Menticirrhus, Mugiloidei, Nebris, Notothenioidei, Odonteobolca, Opisthomyzon, Ostracoberyx, Palaeoperca, Paraplatax, Parapygaeus, Pararhenanoperca, Pasaichthys, Pennahia, Pentacerotidae, Pentaprion, Percalates, Perciliidae, Percoidei, Percoideorum, Percophidae, Phanerodon, Phosphichthys, Pirskenius, Plagioholocentrus, Platycephalidae, Platylates, Priacanthopsis, Propercarinidae, Propygidium, Psenes, Pseudoscarus, Quasicichla, Quasimullidae, Quasinectes, Repropcidae, Rexea, Rhenanoperca, Robertanniidae, Scomberoides, Scombrolabracoidei, Scombropidae, Scombrops, Scombrosphyraena, Scorpaenoidei, Selar, Serranoidei, Sparidae, Sphyraenoidei, Sphyraenops, Stromateoidei, Stromateus, Synagrops, Tetrapterus, Thalasseloetridae, Thyrsitocephalus, Trachinoidei, Trichiuroidei, Tungtingichthys, Wangia, Xiphioidei, Zoarces, Zoarcoidei
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Labroidea in the database