Order Zeiformes Regan 1909 (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Paracanthopterygii according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Betancur et al. 2013, Davesne et al. 2017, Long 2011, Nelson 2006, Nelson et al. 2016 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anacanthini, Gadiformes, Percopsiformes, Protosyngnathidae, Sphenocephaliformes, Stylephoriformes, Trebicianiidae
Subtaxa: Cyttoidei Cyttoides Palaeocyttus Zeiformorum Zeniontidae Zeoidei
Ecology: nektonic carnivore