Podocephalus Agassiz 1843 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Spariformes - Sparidae

Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (18me livraison) xxxii-188

Parent taxon: Dentinae according to E. Casier 1966

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxon: Sciaenuropsis

Subtaxa: Podocephalus curryi Podocephalus nitidus

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Type: Podocephalus nitidus

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Isle of Sheppey (BMNH collection) (Eocene of the United Kingdom)

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