Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Embiotocidae
Parent taxon: Ovalentaria according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Betancur et al. 2013, Casier 1966, David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Jordan 1963 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Ambassidae, Atherinomorphae, Blenniomorphae, Callionymiformes, Cichlomorphae, Congrogadidae, Grammatidae, Icosteiformes, Moroniformes, Mugilomorphae, Opisthognathidae, Plesiopidae, Polycentridae, Pomacentridae, Pseudochromidae, Scombrolabraciformes, Trachiniformes
Subtaxa: Amphistichus Cymatogaster Damalichthys Ditrema Embiotoca Eriquius Erisceles Hysterocarpus Micrometrus Neoditrema Rhacochilus
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (14: California, Oregon collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of United States (1: California)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 20 collections including 32 occurrences