Mycteroperca Gill 1862 (perch-like fish)
Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Serranidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 83262
Parent taxon: Serranidae according to R. W. Purdy et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Allomorone, Centropristis, Diplectrum, Epigonus, Epinephelinae, Epinephelus, Palaeopercichthys, Paleoserranus, Paralabrax, Percostoma, Plesioserranus, Prolates, Properca, Protanthias, Seriphus, Serraninus, Serranopsis, Serranus, Tavania
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore