Clade Neoteleostei Rosen 1973 (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Euteleosteomorpha according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Arratia and Chorn 1998, Betancur et al. 2013, Forey et al. 2003 and Nolf and Dockery 1990
Sister taxa: Erichalcidae, Erichalcis, Lepidogalaxii, Protacanthopterygii, Stomiati, Xeneichthyidae
Subtaxa: Ateleopodia Ateleopodiformes Eurypterygia Thaumaturidae Tomognathidae
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder