Family Zaproridae Jordan 1896 (perch-like fish)

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Zaproridae

Parent taxon: Zoarcales according to R. Betancur et al. 2013

See also David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Anarhichadidae, Bathymasteridae, Cebidichthyidae, Cryptacanthodidae, Eulophiidae, Lumpenidae, Neozoarcidae, Opisthocentridae, Pholidae, Ptilichthyidae, Scytalinidae, Stichaeidae, Zoarcidae

Subtaxa: Araeosteus Zaprora

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Type: Zaprora

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Miocene of South Korea (1 collection), United States (3: California)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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