Parent taxon: Teleostei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Acanthopteri, Acregoliath, Amphiuma nordica, Araripchthyiformes, Ascalabos, Asiatolepis, Bathyclupeiformes, Catervariolus, Catosteomi, Chongichthyidae, Chromides, Clupeocephala, Crossognathiformes, Discocephali, Dorsetichthyiformes, Elopocephalai, Elopomorpha, Euteleosteii, Galkinia, Gasterosteiformes, Gobioidea, Ichthyodectiformes, Ichthyokentema, Jinanichthys, Jugulares, Leptolepidiformes, Leucichthyops, Longdeichthys, Luisiella, Lyopomi, Malacopteri, Opisthomi, Osteoglossomorpha, Osteossomorpha, Palaeolabrus, Paralycoptera, Pediculati, Percomorphacea, Pharyngognathi, Pholidophoriformes, Polymyxiomorpha, Scorpaeniformes, Sorbinicharacidae, Stephanoberyciformes, Symbranchia, Teleocephala, Teleosteorum, Todiltia, Tonghuaichthys, Tselfatiiformes, Xenopterygii, Ypsiloichthys
Subtaxa: Osteoglossocephala
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Osteoglossocephalai in the database