Order Beloniformes (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Atherinomorphae according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Bannikov 2014, Carnevale and Godfrey 2018, Fierstine et al. 2012, Long 2011, Nelson 2006, Nelson et al. 2016 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Atherinea, Atheriniformes, Cyprinodontea, Cyprinodontiformes
Subtaxa: Adrianichthyoidei Cobitopsis Exocoetoidei Forficidae Hemilampronites Tselfatoidei
Ecology: nektonic omnivore