Osteichthyes - Anguilliformes - Patavichthyidae
Parent taxon: Anguilliformes according to G. Carnevale et al. 2014
See also Bannikov 2014
Sister taxa: Abisaadia, Anguillavidae, Anguillidae, Anguilloidei, Anguilloididae, Bolcanguilla, Brannerion, Casierius, Chlopsoidei, Congermuraena, Congridae, Congroidea, Congroidei, Derrhiidae, Eodiaphyodus, Eomuraena, Eomyrophis, Eurypharyngidae, Gazolapodus, Hayenchelys, Hoplunnis, Japonoconger, Lemkea, Leptocephalus, Libanechelyidae, Luenchelys, Micromyrus, Milananguillidae, Moringuoidei, Muraenanguilla, Muraenesocidae, Muraenidae, Muraenoidei, Nemichthyidae, Palaeomyrus, Paranguillidae, Proserrivomer, Protanguilloidei, Proteomyridae, Rhynchocymba, Saccopharyngidae, Saccopharyngoidei, Synaphobranchoidei, Urenchelyidae, Carencheli, Enchelycephali, Lyomeri, Archencheli, Echelidae, Mastygocercus, Colocephali
Subtaxa: Patavichthys
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (general) (Eocene of Italy)