Order Scombriformes (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Ovalentaria according to D. J. Cicimurri et al. 2025
See also Betancur et al. 2013, Jordan 1963, Nelson et al. 2016 and Verma 2024
Sister taxa: Acanthuriformes, Callionymiformes, Caproiformes, Cylindracanthus, Gobiesociformes, Grammatidae, Icosteiformes, Istiophoriformes, Labriformes, Lophiiformes, Moroniformes, Perciformes, Scombrolabraciformes, Spariformes, Trachiniformes
Subtaxa: Amarsipidae Ariommatidae Bramidae Caristiidae Centrolophidae Chiasmodontidae Gempylidae Icosteidae Nomeidae Pomatomidae Scombroidei Scombrolabracidae Stromateidae Tetragonuridae Thunnidae Trichiuridae
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