Order Gadiformes Goodrich 1909 (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Gadariae according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Carnevale and Godfrey 2018, Fierstine et al. 2012, Long 2011, Nelson 2006, Nelson et al. 2016, Purdy et al. 2001 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Stylephoriformes
Subtaxa: Bathygadidae Brosme Euclichthyidae Gadoidei Gaidropsaridae Lota Macrouridae Macrouroidei Macruroididae Macruronidae Maorigadus Melanonidae Merluccidae Muraenolepididae Paratichthys Pollachius Pseudoraniceps Ranicipitidae Rankinian Squalogadus Trachyrhynchus Trichurides
Ecology: nektonic carnivore