Family Plectrogeniidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Scorpaeniformes - Plectrogeniidae
Parent taxon: Scorpaeniformes according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Anoplopomatoidei, Aploactinidae, Bathylutichthyidae, Bembridae, Caracanthidae, Congiopodidae, Cottoidei, Ctenopomichthys, Eschmeyeridae, Eulophiidae, Eutrigla, Gnathanacanthidae, Hexagrammoidei, Hoplichthyidae, Jordaniidae, Neoplatycephalus, Normanichthyidae, Notesthes, Ophiodon, Pataecidae, Peristediidae, Podothecus, Ptilichthyidae, Rhamphocottidae, Scorpaenichthyidae, Scytalinidae, Trichodontidae, Triglidae, Zaniolepididae, Zaniolepis
Subtaxa: Plectrogenium
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of New Zealand (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence