Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Muraenesocidae
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Casier 1966, Ebersole et al. 2019, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillavidae, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Derrhiidae, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Patavichthyidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Mastygocercus, Carencheli, Lyomeri, Colocephali, Echelidae, Enchelycephali, Archencheli
Subtaxa: Muraenesox
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
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