Superfamily Engrauloidea Grande 1985 (herring)
Parent taxon: Clupeoidei according to A. Capobianco et al. 2020
Sister taxa: Alosidae, Chirocentridae, Clupeidae, Clupeoidea, Cromeriidae, Dorosomidae, Dussumieriidae, Engraulidae, Macristiidae, Notogoneidae, Pristigasteridae
Subtaxa: Clupeopsis Monosmilus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
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