Podocephalus curryi was a sparid, or seabream relative, represented by three-dimensional skulls in the London Clay. Its cranium is low and sloping anteriorly but carries a very long, thin supraoccipital crest behind the skull roof. The sparid relationship suggests a coastal or shelf fish with a generalist feeding ecology, although the preserved material does not justify assigning a particular diet.

The species is important because it documents skeletal sparid diversity rather than the otolith-only record that represents many Eocene percomorphs. The strong contrast between the flat cranial roof and delicate high crest gives the animal a distinctive head profile.