Pelates Cuvier and Valenciennes 1829 (perch-like fish)

Actinopteri - Perciformes

Parent taxon: Percoidei according to L. Agassiz 1835

See also Sepkoski 2002

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

Subtaxa: Pelates quindecimalis

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pelates in the database

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