†family Platacidae (perch-like fish)
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Platacidae
Parent taxon: Percoidei according to A. F. Bannikov 2014
See also Danil'chenko 1980 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Apolectidae, Blotichthys, Bradyurus, Cepolidae, Chilodipteridae, Dules, Enoplosus, Ephippididae, Frigoichthys, Frippia, Gillidia, Ioscionidae, Jimtylerius, Maenidae, Malacopygaeus, Montepostalia, Oliganodon, Parapelates, Pavarottia, Pelates, Perca, Percidae, Percoidae, Pomadasyidae, Portentosoceros, Pseudopriacanthidae, Pygaeus, Sparoidea, Squamibolcoides, Symphysanodontidae, Veronabrax, Voltamulloides
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Platacidae in the database