Palaeoperca

Palaeoperca Temporal range: Early- Middle Eocene[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Palaeoperca proxima fossil
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Genus:	†Palaeoperca Micklich, 1978

Palaeoperca is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived from the early to middle Eocene. Fossils were found in the Messel pit.^[1]