Pomacanthus Lacépède 1802 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Chaetodontidae

Parent taxon: Chaetodontidae according to D. Nolf 1972

See also Agassiz 1835 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthocaetodon, Centropyge, Chaetodon, Chaetodon penniger, Chelmo, Chelmon, Holocentroides

Subtaxa: Pomacanthus fitchi Pomacanthus subarcuatus

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Fercourt (Eocene of France)

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