†family Pingolepidae Chang and Chou 1974 (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Halecomorphi - Pingolepidae
Parent taxon: Halecomorphi according to R. van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Allolepidotus, Cipactlichthys, Gigantodontidae, Ionoscopiformes, Isopholidae, Ophiopsiformes, Ophiopsiidae, Panxianichthyiformes, Parasemionotiformes, Pholidophorus curionii, Pholidophorus oblongus, Praesemionotidae, Prosantichthys
Subtaxa: Pingolepis
Type: Pingolepis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pingolepidae in the database