Frippia Bannikov and Carnevale 2012 (perch-like fish)

Osteichthyes - Perciformes

Full reference: A. Bannikov and G. Carnevale. 2012. Frippia labroiformis n. gen. n. sp., a new perciform fish from the Eocene of Pesciara di Bolca, Italy. Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana, 51(3):155-165

Parent taxon: Percoidei according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014

See also Bannikov 2014 and Bannikov and Carnevale 2012

Sister taxa: Apolectidae, Blotichthys, Bradyurus, Chilodipteridae, Dules, Enoplosus, Ephippididae, Frigoichthys, Gillidia, Ioscionidae, Jimtylerius, Maenidae, Malacopygaeus, Montepostalia, Oliganodon, Oligoserranoides, Parapelates, Pavarottia, Pelates, Perca, Percidae, Percoidae, Platacidae, Pomadasyidae, Portentosoceros, Pseudopriacanthidae, Sparoidea, Squamibolcoides, Symphysanodontidae, Veronabrax, Voltamulloides

Subtaxa: Frippia labroiformis

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Type: Frippia labroiformis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general) (Eocene of Italy)

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