Palaeoperca

Palaeoperca is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene. It was a member of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers.

Fossil of Palaeoperca proxima

References

1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera" Archived 2012-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.