†family Callipterygidae (perch-like fish)
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Callipterygidae
Parent taxon: Trachinoidei according to A. F. Bannikov 2014
See also Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Mugiloididae, Trachinoideorum
Subtaxa: Callipteryx
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Monte Bolca, Pesciara (FMNH collection) (Eocene of Italy)