Family Pseudochromidae Mueller and Troschel 1849 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Pseudochromidae
Parent taxon: Ovalentaria according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Betancur et al. 2013 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Ambassidae, Atherinomorphae, Blenniomorphae, Callionymiformes, Cichlomorphae, Congrogadidae, Embiotocidae, Grammatidae, Icosteiformes, Moroniformes, Mugilomorphae, Opisthognathidae, Plesiopidae, Polycentridae, Pomacentridae, Scombrolabraciformes, Trachiniformes
Subtaxa: Latilus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene of Algeria (1 collection)
• Eocene of United States (4: Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence