Suborder Melanonoidei (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Gadiformes according to R. van der Laan 2019
Sister taxa: Bathygadidae, Brosme, Euclichthyidae, Gadoidei, Gaidropsaridae, Lota, Macrouridae, Macrouroidei, Macruroididae, Macruronidae, Maorigadus, Merluccidae, Muraenolepididae, Paratichthys, Pollachius, Pseudoraniceps, Ranicipitidae, Rankinian, Squalogadus, Trachyrhynchus, Trichurides
Subtaxa: Melanonidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (4 collections), France (1), Italy (1), New Zealand (9)
• Oligocene of New Zealand (1)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences