Suborder Cetopsoidei (catfish)
Parent taxon: Siluriformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Andinichthyidae, Bachmanniidae, Callitrichtyidae, Diplomystoidei, Doradidae, Eopeyeria, Hypsidoroidei, Loricaroidei, Selenaspis, Siluroidei
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Cetopsoidei in the database