Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Bathygadidae
Alternative spelling: Bathygadinae
Parent taxon: Gadiformes according to W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021
See also David 1956, Nelson et al. 2016 and Schwarzhans 1978
Sister taxa: Brosme, Euclichthyidae, Gadoidei, Gaidropsaridae, Lota, Macrouridae, Macrouroidei, Macruroididae, Macruronidae, Maorigadus, Melanonoidei, Merluccidae, Muraenolepididae, Paratichthys, Pollachius, Pseudoraniceps, Ranicipitidae, Rankinian, Squalogadus, Trachyrhynchus, Trichurides
Subtaxa: Bathygadus Gadomus Paleobathygadus Probathygadus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Greece (1 collection), Italy (1)
• Miocene of Chile (1), Gabon (1), Greece (1), Italy (7), New Zealand (3), United States (1: California)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of United States (3: California, Oregon)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Eocene of France (1)
Total: 22 collections including 26 occurrences