Pontinus Poey 1860 (perch-like fish)
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Actinopteri - Perciformes - Scorpaenidae
Parent taxon: Scorpaenidae according to W. Schwarzhans et al. 2017
See also Gaemers 1984, Sepkoski 2002 and Steurbaut 1984
Sister taxa: Rhomarchus, Rixator, Scorpaena, Scorpaenidarum, Scorpaeninae, Scorpaenoides, Sebastes, Sebastichthys, Sebastolobus, Setarchinae
Subtaxa: Pontinus ellipticus Pontinus karasawai Pontinus robustus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Kazakhstan (1 collection)
• Oligocene of Belgium (1), Japan (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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