†family Caulophrynidae
Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Caulophrynidae
Alternative spelling: Caulophyrnidae
Parent taxon: Lophiiformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Jordan 1963 and Schultz 2006
Sister taxa: Antennarioidei, Brachionichthyidae, Centrophrynidae, Ceratioidei, Chaunacoidei, Diceratiidae, Linophrynidae, Lophichthyidae, Lophioidei, Neoceratiidae, Ogcocephaloidei, Ogcocephalus, Tetrabrachiidae, Thaumatichthyidae
Subtaxa: none
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Caulophrynidae in the database