Family Sparidae Cuvier 1817 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Acanthomorphata
PaleoDB taxon number: 210659
Alternative spelling: Sparoidei
Parent taxon: Spariformes according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Centracanthidae, Lethrinidae, Nemipteridae
Subtaxa: Abromasta, Archosargus, Dentex, Dentex microdon, Dentex ventralis, Dentinae, Diplodus, Ellaserrata, Pagellus, Pagrosomus, Pagrus, Plectrites, Pseudosparnodus, Rythmias, Sargus, Sciaenurus, Sparidarum, Sparnodus, Sparus, Spicara
Ecology: nektonic omnivore