PaleoDB taxon number: 36194
Parent taxon: Perciformes according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthonotus, Acanthuroidei, Acentrogobius, Alectis, Alepes, Aluvarus, Ammodytoidei, Amphiperca, Amphistichus, Anarhichas, Anarrhichthys, Aphia, Apogonoides, Apolectus, Apsilus, Aramichthys, Ariomma, Avitolabrax, Avitoluvarus, Bairdiella, Beaumontoperca, Bembrops, Bilinia, Blabe, Blennius, Boops, Brama, Branchiostegidae, Brotulidae, Burtinia, Calamus, Callionymus, Callyodon, Carangodidae, Chaeturichthys, Chanda, Chandidae, Clinus, Cockerellites, Coryphopterus, Cottioidei, Cottopsis, Crenidens, Crenidens, Cristigerina, Ctenodentex, Ctenosciaena, Cubiceps, Cymatogaster, Damalichthys, Dapaloides, Diaphyodus, Dipterichthys, Ductoridae, Emmelichthys, Eocottidae, Eoluvarus, Eoserranus, Eothyrsites, Epinnula, Exallias, Exelliidae, Gazza, Gempylus, Gerres, Glaucosoma, Haliophis, Hemerocoetes, Hypacanthus, Hyperoglyphe, Hyperoplus, Hyperprosopon, Ioscion, Isacia, Kuhlia, Kushlukiidae, Kyphosus, Labrisomus, Labroidea, Labroidei, Lactarius, Landanichthys, Latidae, Lepidogobius, Leptoscopus, Lethops, Libotonius, Lithognathus, Liza, Lonchistium, Luvarus, Lycodopsis, Lyconectes, Maccullochella, Matarchia, Menticirrhus, Mioplosus, Mugiloidei, Neanthias, Nebris, Neoscombrops, Notothenioidei, Oblada, Odonteobolca, Opisthomyzon, Oplegnathus, Orthopristis, Ostracoberyx, Palaeoperca, Paracalamus, Parapercis, Paraplatax, Parapristipoma, Parapygaeus, Pararhenanoperca, Parasphyraena, Pasaichthys, Pempheris, Pennahia, Pentacerotidae, Pentanemus, Pentaprion, Percalates, Percoidei, Percoideorum, Percophidae, Phanerodon, Phosphichthys, Pirskenius, Plagioholocentrus, Platycephalidae, Platylates, Plectorhinchus, Polydactylus, Priacanthopsis, Propercarinidae, Propygidium, Proserranus, Psenes, Pseudoscarus, Pseudoscopelus, Quasicichla, Quasimullidae, Repropcidae, Rexea, Rhacochilus, Rhenanoperca, Robertanniidae, Roncador, Sargus, Scomberoides, Scombroidei, Scombrops, Scombrosphyraena, Scorpaenoidei, Selar, Serranoidei, Sillaginodes, Sillago, Sparidae, Sphenocephalus, Sphyraenoidei, Sphyraenops, Stromateoidei, Stromateus, Synagrops, Tetrapterus, Thyrsitocephalus, Trachinidae, Trachinoidei, Trichiuroidei, Tripterygion, Tungtingichthys, Verilus, Wangia, Xiphioidei, Zoarces
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore