Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Embiotocidae
Parent taxon: Ovalentariae according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Casier 1966, David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Ambassidae, Atherinomorphae, Blenniimorphae, Cichlomorphae, Mugilomorphae, Plesiopidae, Polycentridae, Pomacentridae, Pseudochromidae
Subtaxa: Amphistichus Cymatogaster Damalichthys Ditrema Embiotoca Eriquius Erisceles Hysterocarpus Micrometrus Neoditrema Rhacochilus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (6: California, Oregon collections)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 11 collections including 13 occurrences