Osteichthyes - Perciformes

Full reference: A. López-Arbarello, G. Arratia, and M. A. Tunik. 2003. Saldenioichthys remotus gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Perciformes) and other acanthomorph remains from the Maastrichtian Saldeño Formation (Mendoza, Argentina). Fossil Record 6(1):161-168

Parent taxon: Perciformes according to A. López-Arbarello et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Acanthonotus, Acanthuroidei, Alepes, Ammodytoidei, Amphiperca, Anarhichas, Anarrhichthys, Aphia, Aplodactylidae, Apogonoides, Apolectus, Aramichthys, Arripidae, Avitolabrax, Bairdiella, Banjosidae, Bathyclupeidae, Bembropidae, Bilinia, Blabe, Brama, Branchiostegidae, Brotulidae, Burtinia, Callyodon, Chaeturichthys, Chandidae, Chironemidae, Cockerellites, Coryphopterus, Cottioidei, Cottopsis, Ctenodentex, Ctenosciaena, Dapaloides, Diaphyodus, Dichistiidae, Eocottidae, Eoluvarus, Eoserranus, Epinnula, Gempylus, Glaucosoma, Grammatorycnus, Haemulidae, Haliophis, Hapalogeniidae, Hypacanthus, Hyperprosopon, Icosteoidei, Isacia, Kyphosus, Labroidea, Labroidei, Landanichthys, Latellopsis, Latidae, Latridae, Lithognathus, Lonchistium, Lutjanidae, Lycodopsis, Lyconectes, Maccullochella, Matarchia, Menticirrhus, Mugiloidei, Nebris, Notothenioidei, Odonteobolca, Ostracoberyx, Palaeoperca, Paraplatax, Parapygaeus, Pararhenanoperca, Pasaichthys, Pennahia, Pentacerotidae, Pentaprion, Percalates, Perciliidae, Percoidei, Percoideorum, Percophidae, Phanerodon, Phosphichthys, Plagioholocentrus, Platycephalidae, Platylates, Priacanthopsis, Propercarinidae, Propygidium, Psenes, Pseudoscarus, Quasicichla, Quasinectes, Rexea, Rhenanoperca, Robertanniidae, Scomberoides, Scombrolabracoidei, Scombropidae, Scombrops, Scombrosphyraena, Scorpaenoidei, Selar, Serranoidei, Sparidae, Sphyraenoidei, Sphyraenops, Stromateoidei, Stromateus, Synagrops, Tetrapterus, Thalasseloetridae, Thyrsitocephalus, Trachinoidei, Trichiuroidei, Tungtingichthys, Wangia, Xiphioidei, Zoarces, Zoarcoidei

Subtaxa: Saldenioichthys remotus

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Type: Saldenioichthys remotus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Río Diamante - Saldeño Fm. (Cretaceous of Argentina)

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