†Allomorone Frizzell and Dante 1965 (perch-like fish)
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Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Haemulidae
Full reference: D. L. Frizzell and J. H. Dante. 1965. Otoliths of some early Cenozoic fishes of the Gulf Coast. Journal of Paleontology 39(4):687-718
Parent taxon: Haemulidae according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
See also Frizzell and Dante 1965 and Lancaster 1986
Sister taxa: Anisotremus, Haemulidarum, Haemulinae, Orthopristis, Plectorhynchinae, Pomadasys
Subtaxa: Allomorone burlesonis Allomorone duplex
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Germany (1 collection), United States (1: Mississippi)
• Eocene of United States (10: Alabama, California, Louisiana, Texas)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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