Family Centracanthidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Spariformes - Centracanthidae
Parent taxon: Spariformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Callanthiidae, Lethrinidae, Nemipteridae, Sparidae
Subtaxa: Centracanthus Spicara
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
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