Order Characiformes Regan 1911 (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Otophysa according to R. van der Laan 2019
See also Arratia 2015, Betancur et al. 2013, Filleul and Maisey 2004, Long 2011, Murray 2003, Nelson 2006 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Chanoididae, Characiphysae, Characiphysi, Cyprinae, Cypriniformes, Cypriniphysi, Gymnotiformes, Siluriformes, Siluriphysi
Subtaxa: Characoidei Citharinoidei Miletes Rhodsia Santanichthys
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