†family Maenidae (perch-like fish)
Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Maenidae
Parent taxon: Percoidea according to E. Casier 1966
See also Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Apolectidae, Blotichthys, Bradyurus, Chilodipteridae, Dules, Enoplosus, Ephippididae, Frigoichthys, Frippia, Gillidia, Ioscionidae, Jimtylerius, Malacopygaeus, Montepostalia, Oliganodon, Parapelates, Pavarottia, Pelates, Perca, Percidae, Percoidae, Platacidae, Pomadasyidae, Portentosoceros, Pseudopriacanthidae, Pygaeus, Sparoidea, Squamibolcoides, Symphysanodontidae, Veronabrax, Voltamulloides
Subtaxa: Maena
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Saint Denis du Sig (Miocene of Algeria)