Family Carangidae Rafinesque 1815 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Acanthomorphata
PaleoDB taxon number: 83270
Parent taxon: Carangiformes according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Coryphaenidae, Echeneidae, Lactariidae, Nematistiidae, Rachycentridae
Subtaxa: Aipichthys, Archaeus, Carangidarum, Caranx, Ceratoichthys, Decapterus, Eastmanalepes, Equula, Lichia, Oligoplites, Paratrachinotus, Pseudovomer, Seriola, Teratichthys, Trachicaranx, Trachurus, Vomeropsis
Ecology: nektonic omnivore