Order Thoracostei (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Acanthopterygii according to D. S. Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: Acanthoessus, Aulostomi, Berycida, Caprosimilis, Cataphracti, Cetomimiformes, Choichix, Euacanthopterygii, Gigapteryx, Holconoti, Hypostomides, Labyrinthici, Xenoberyces, Zeoidei
Subtaxa: Hemibranchii Lophobranchi
Ecology: