Neoplatycephalus Castelnau 1872 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Scorpaeniformes

Parent taxon: Scorpaeniformes according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Anoplopomatoidei, Aploactinidae, Bathylutichthyidae, Bembridae, Caracanthidae, Ctenopomichthys, Eschmeyeridae, Eutrigla, Gnathanacanthidae, Hexagrammoidei, Hoplichthyidae, Notesthes, Ophiodon, Pataecidae, Peristediidae, Platycephaloidei, Plectrogeniidae, Podothecus, Triglidae, Zaniolepis

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Neoplatycephalus in the database

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