Pagrus hyneus Purdy et al. 2001 (perch-like fish)

Actinopteri - Perciformes - Sparidae

Full reference: R. W. Purdy, V. P. Schneider, S. P. Applegate, J. H. McLellan, R. L. Meyer and B. H. Slaughter. 2001. The Neogene sharks, rays, and bony fishes from Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, North Carolina. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 90:71-202

Belongs to Pagrus according to R. W. Purdy et al. 2001

Sister taxa: Pagrus auratus, Pagrus bognoriensis, Pagrus mauritanicus

Type specimen: NCSM 2916

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Lee Creek Mine, Yorktown Formation (Pliocene of North Carolina)

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