Family Pempheridae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Pempheriformes - Pempheridae
Parent taxon: Pempheriformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Glaucosomatidae
Subtaxa: Pempheris
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Miocene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Maryland)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence