Suborder Exocoetoidei (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Beloniformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Adrianichthyoidei, Belonoidei, Cobitopsidae, Forficidae, Hemilampronites, Tselfatoidei
Subtaxa: Scomberesocidae
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (4: California collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence