Peristedion Lacépède 1802 (perch-like fish)
Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Peristediidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 35908
Parent taxon: Triglidae according to D. Nolf and E. Steurbaut 1983
Sister taxa: Acanthatrigla, Chelidonichthys, Prionotus, Pterygotrigla, Trigla, Triglidarum
Subtaxa: Peristedion cataphractum, Peristedion malarmat, Peristedion semiglobosum
Ecology: nektonic carnivore