Family Osmeridae Regan 1913 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Osmeriformes - Osmeridae
Parent taxon: Osmeroidei according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Betancur et al. 2013, Casier 1966, Fierstine et al. 2012, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Plecoglossidae, Salangidae
Subtaxa: Hypomesus Spirinchus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (1 collection), United States (2: California)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of Australia (1), Japan (1)
Total: 6 collections including 8 occurrences