†family Mesogasteridae Bannikov 2008 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Acanthopterygii - Mesogasteridae
Parent taxon: Atherinomorphae according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Bannikov 2014 and Carnevale et al. 2014
Sister taxa: Atherinea, Atheriniformes, Beloniformes, Cyprinodontea, Cyprinodontiformes, Rhamphognathidae
Subtaxa: Latellagnathus Mesogaster
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