Clade Otophysi (ray-finned fish)
Alternative spelling: Otophysa
Parent taxon: Ostariophysi according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
See also Bannikov 2014, Betancur et al. 2013, Cavin 1999, Ebersole et al. 2019, Filleul and Maisey 2004, Long 2011 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Allotriognathi, Anotophysa, Chanoides, Cyprinodontes, Eventognathi, Gymnonoti, Haplomi, Heterognathi, Heterosomata, Nematognathii, Salmopercae, Selenichthyes, Siluroidea, Synentognathi, Xenarchi, Xenomi
Subtaxa: Chanoididae Characiphysae Characiphysi Cyprinae Cypriniphysi Siluriphysi
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