Properca Sauvage 1880 (perch-like fish)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Serranidae

Parent taxon: Serranidae according to A. Jerzmanska 1968

See also Pauca 1929 and Pauca 1931

Sister taxa: Allomorone, Centropristis, Cephalopholis, Diplectrum, Epinephelinae, Epinephelus, Mycteroperca, Neanthias, Palaeopercichthys, Paleoserranus, Paralabrax, Percostoma, Plesioserranus, Prolates, Proserranus, Protanthias, Pseudanthias, Seriphus, Serraninus, Serranopsis, Serranus, Tavania

Subtaxa: Properca sabbae

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Suslanesti (Oligocene of Romania)

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