Family Lethrinidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Lethrinidae
Parent taxon: Spariformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Callanthiidae, Centracanthidae, Nemipteridae, Sparidae
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Marshall Islands (3 collections)
• Eocene of New Zealand (2)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences