Pomatomus Lacépède 1802 (bluefish)

Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Pomatomidae

Parent taxon: Pomatomidae according to G. Carnevale and S. J. Godfrey 2018

See also Purdy et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Carangopsis, Lophar, Pseudoseriola, Sullivanichthys

Subtaxa: Pomatomus saltatrix

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)

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