Order Nematognathii Gill 1861 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Nematognathii

Alternative spellings: Nematognathi, Nematognathi

Parent taxon: Ostariophysi according to D. S. Jordan 1963

See also Cope 1891, Hay 1902 and Lambe 1908

Sister taxa: Allotriognathi, Ancylostylidae, Anotophysa, Cyprinodontes, Erythrinolepidae, Eventognathi, Gymnonoti, Haplomi, Heterognathi, Heterosomata, Otophysa, Salmopercae, Selenichthyes, Siluroidea, Synentognathi, Tischlingerichthys, Xenarchi, Xenomi

Subtaxa: Ameiuridae Argidae Bunocephalidae Hypophthalmidae Lepidoglanidae Pygidiidae

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Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Nematognathii in the database

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