Subfamily Haemulinae Gill 1885 (perch-like fish)
Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Haemulidae
Parent taxon: Haemulidae according to J. J. Tavera et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Allomorone, Anisotremus, Brachygenys, Haemulidarum, Orthopristis, Plectorhynchinae, Pomadasys
Type: Haemulon
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Turks and Caicos Islands (1 collection), United States (1: Louisiana)
• Pliocene of Ecuador (1), Jamaica (1), United States (1: Florida)
• Miocene of Italy (1), Panama (2), Venezuela (2)
• Eocene of France (2), the United Kingdom (5), United States (14: Alabama, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia)
Total: 31 collections including 38 occurrences