Family Pinguipedidae (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Uranoscopiformes - Pinguipedidae

Parent taxon: Uranoscopiformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013

See also Nelson et al. 2016

Sister taxa: Opisthognathidae, Owstoniidae, Uranoscopidae

Subtaxa: Parapercis

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Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)

• Miocene of Argentina (1), Australia (1), New Zealand (25)

• Waitakian of New Zealand (11)

• Oligocene of New Zealand (6)

• Eocene of New Zealand (5)

Total: 50 collections including 71 occurrences

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