Osteichthyes - Beryciformes - Melamphaidae
Parent taxon: Beryciformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Fierstine et al. 2012, Jordan 1963, Lin et al. 2017, Lin et al. 2017 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Africentrum, Anoplogastridae, Berycidae, Berycoidei, Berycomorus, Beryx dalmaticus, Beryx subovatus, Brazosiella, Cryptoberyx, Ctenoberyx, Dinopterygoidei, Diretmidae, Holocentrites, Holocentroidea, Holocentroidei, Inocentrus, Kryptophanaron, Monocentridae, Omosoma, Pattersonoberyx, Plectrypops, Plesioberyx, Polymixioidei, Poromitra, Pseudholocentrum, Pseudomonocentrididae, Sargocentron, Scianenuropsis, Stephanoberycoidei, Trachichthyoidei
Subtaxa: Melamphaes Scopeloberyx Scopelogadus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (1 collection)
• Miocene of Greece (5), Italy (5), New Zealand (5), United States (2: California)
• Eocene of France (3)
Total: 21 collections including 25 occurrences