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Taxonomy from Prikryl et al. 2014. Diagnosis from Prikryl et al. 2014, p. 694: "This species differ from the other species in the greater number of spines in the first dorsal fin (VIII or IX vs. VI in P. rebeli and VII in P. pietschmanni); by presence of 25 rays (first is probably spinous) in the second dorsalfin vs. I + 23 in P. rebeli and I + 27 in P. pietschmanni; lower number of rays in anal fin (28 rays with unrecognizable spines vs. II + 32 in P. rebeli and II + 40 in P. pietschmanni); and by presence of small teeth on the premaxilla (vs. relatively large teeth in the other species)" Line drawing of the holotype by Prikryl et al. 2014, p. 695. Identified by A. Bannikov (Borisyak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences). References: Tomás Prikryl, Alexandre F. Bannikov, Ionut. Gradianu, Iwona Kania & Wiesław Krzeminski (2014) Revision of the family Propercarinidae (Perciformes, Stromateoidei) with description of a new species from the Oligocene of the Carpathians. Comptes Rendus Palevol Volume 13, Issue 8, Pages 691-700.

Probably Propercarina cf. rebeli Pauca, 1929. Alternative name: Palimphyes cf. rebeli (Pauca, 1929). Taxonomy according to Fossilworks.org. Diagnosis for the genus Propercarina according to Prikryl et al., 2014, p. 693: “Emended diagnosis (according to Pauca, 1929, 1934 and Bannikov, 1995, 2010, modified): Body elongated. Dorsal and ventral edges of body are almost parallel and they run alongside the axis of the vertebral column; the body is covered by small cycloid scales; the lateral line is parallel to the dorsal edge of the body and runs just dorsal to the vertebral column; massive but short preorbital area (snout); mouth gap is moderate; jaws possess teeth; ventral edge of the preopercle smooth; the postcleithrum is massive and long (almost reaching the ventral profile of body); three predorsals; two separated dorsal fins (first with six to nine spines; second with one spine and numerous posteriorly shortened soft rays); the dorsal fins are separated by about 5 or 6 ray-less interneurals; anal fin with two short spines and numerous soft rays; anal-fin rays more numerous than soft dorsal-fin rays; pectoral fins are relatively short and situated just under the level of the vertebral column; pelvic fins with a spine and 5 rays, located under pectoral fins, present in adults; caudal fin is moderately long and forked; 35–36 rectangular vertebrae with the posterior abdominal ones bearing long parapophyses with associated thin and long ribs.” Line drawing from Bannikov, 1995, p. 179. Identified by T. Prikryl (Institute of Geology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic) as Propercarina sp. References: Bannikov A.F. 1995. Morphology and phylogeny of fossil stromateoid fishes (Perciformes). Geobios 28 (Supplement 2): 177–181. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-6995(95)80109-X Prikryl, T., Kania, I., and Krzeminski, W. (2016): Synopsis of fossil fish fauna from the Hermanowa locality (Rupelian; Central Paratethys; Poland): current state of knowledge. Swiss Journal of Geosciences, 109 (3): 429–443. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00015-016-0216-5 Prikryl, T., Bannikov, A. F., Gradianu, I., Kania, I., Krzeminski, W. (2014): Revision of the family Propercarinidae (Perciformes, Stromateoidei) with description of a new species from the Oligocene of the Carpathians. Comptes Rendus Palevol 13(8) 691-700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2014.07.001