†Dules Cuvier 1829 (perch-like fish)
Parent taxon: Percoidei according to L. Agassiz 1835
Sister taxa: Apogon, Enoplosus, Hendrixella, Holocentrus, Labrax, Myripristis, Pelates, Percidae, Percoidae, Pristigenys, Serranus, Smerdis
Subtaxa: Dules medius, Dules temnopterus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore