†Pagrosomus Gill 1893 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae
Parent taxon: Sparinae according to D. Nolf 1972
See also Casier 1966 and Chapman and Cudmore 1924
Sister taxa: Liognathus, Oblada, Pagellus
Subtaxa: Pagrosomus aurata Pagrosomus comptus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at West Melbourne Swamp (Quaternary of Australia)
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