Parent taxon: Perciformes according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Bannikov 2014 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthonotus, Acanthuroidei, Alepes, Ammodytoidei, Amphiperca, Anarhichas, Anarrhichthys, Aphia, Aplodactylidae, Apogonoides, Apolectus, Aramichthys, Arripidae, Avitolabrax, Bairdiella, Banjosidae, Bathyclupeidae, Bembropidae, Bilinia, Blabe, Brama, Branchiostegidae, Brotulidae, Burtinia, Callyodon, Carangodidae, Caucasichthyidae, Chaeturichthys, Chandidae, Chironemidae, Cockerellites, Coryphopterus, Cottioidei, Cottopsis, Ctenodentex, Ctenosciaena, Dapaloides, Diaphyodus, Dichistiidae, Dinopercidae, Dipterichthys, Ductoridae, Eocottidae, Eoluvarus, Eoserranus, Eothyrsites, Epinnula, Exelliidae, Gempylus, Glaucosoma, Gobioidei, Grammatorycnus, Haliophis, Hapalogeniidae, Hypacanthus, Hyperprosopon, Icosteoidei, Isacia, Kyphosus, Labroidea, Labroidei, Lactariidae, Landanichthys, Latellopsis, Latidae, Latridae, Lithognathus, Lonchistium, Lycodopsis, Lyconectes, Maccullochella, Matarchia, Menticirrhus, Mugiloidei, Nebris, Notothenioidei, Odonteobolca, Opisthomyzon, Ostracoberyx, Palaeoperca, Paraplatax, Pararhenanoperca, Pasaichthys, Pennahia, Pentacerotidae, Pentaprion, Percalates, Perciliidae, Percoidei, Percoideorum, Percophidae, Phanerodon, Phosphichthys, Pirskenius, Plagioholocentrus, Platycephalidae, Platylates, Priacanthopsis, Propercarinidae, Propygidium, Psenes, Pseudoscarus, Quasicichla, Quasimullidae, Quasinectes, Repropcidae, Rexea, Rhenanoperca, Robertanniidae, Scomberoides, Scombrolabracoidei, Scombropidae, Scombrops, Scombrosphyraena, Scorpaenoidei, Selar, Serranoidei, Sparidae, Sphyraenoidei, Sphyraenops, Stromateoidei, Stromateus, Synagrops, Tetrapterus, Thalasseloetridae, Thyrsitocephalus, Trachinoidei, Trichiuroidei, Tungtingichthys, Wangia, Xiphioidei, Zoarces, Zoarcoidei
Subtaxa: Parapygaeus polyacanthus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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