Family Plectrogeniidae (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Scorpaeniformes - Plectrogeniidae
Parent taxon: Scorpaeniformes according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Anoplopomatoidei, Aploactinidae, Bathylutichthyidae, Bembridae, Caracanthidae, Ctenopomichthys, Eschmeyeridae, Eutrigla, Gnathanacanthidae, Hexagrammoidei, Hoplichthyidae, Neoplatycephalus, Notesthes, Ophiodon, Pataecidae, Peristediidae, Platycephaloidei, Podothecus, Triglidae, Zaniolepis
Subtaxa: Plectrogenium
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence