Clade Otomorpha (ray-finned fish)
Synonym: Ostarioclupeomorpha
Parent taxon: Clupeocephala according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Long 2011
Sister taxa: Beurlenichthys, Clupeomorpha, Euteleostei, Euteleosteomorpha, Orthogonikleithridae, Otocephala
Subtaxa: Alepocephali Clupei
Ecology: