Family Linophrynidae (anglerfish)
Actinopteri - Lophiiformes - Linophrynidae
Parent taxon: Lophiiformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also Carnevale et al. 2008, Carnevale and Pietsch 2009, Fierstine et al. 2012, Pietsch and Lavenberg 1980 and Schultz 2006
Sister taxa: Antennarioidei, Brachionichthyidae, Caulophrynidae, Centrophrynidae, Ceratioidei, Chaunacoidei, Diceratiidae, Lophichthyidae, Lophiidae, Lophioidei, Neoceratiidae, Ogcocephaloidei, Ogcocephalus, Tetrabrachiidae, Thaumatichthyidae
Subtaxa: Acentrophryne Borophryne Linophryne
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (3: California collections)
Total: 3 collections including 4 occurrences