Family Centriscidae Rafinesque 1826 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Syngnathiformes - Centriscidae

Parent taxon: Syngnathiformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016

See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale et al. 2014, Danil'chenko 1960, Gaudant and Courme 2014, Jordan 1963, Pietsch 1978 and Přikryl et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Aulorhamphidae, Aulostomidae, Aulostomoidea, Callionymoidei, Dactylopteroidei, Fistularioididae, Gerpegezhidae, Macrorhamphosidae, Mulloidei, Paraeoliscidae, Parasynarcualidae, Pegasidae, Rhamphosidae, Solenostomidae, Syngnathoidei, Urosphenidae

Subtaxa: Aeoliscoides Aeoliscus Amphisile Centriscus Paramphisile

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Cyprus (1), Greece (1), Italy (3)

• Miocene of Greece (1), Italy (1)

• Oligocene of Germany (2), Poland (1), Romania (1)

• Eocene of Italy (1)

Total: 13 collections including 16 occurrences

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