Order Syngnathiformes (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Scombrimorpharia according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also Bannikov 2014, Nelson 2006 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxon: Scombriformes
Subtaxa: Aulorhamphidae Aulostomidae Aulostomoidea Callionymoidei Centriscidae Dactylopteroidei Fistularioididae Macrorhamphosidae Mulloidei Paraeoliscidae Parasynarcualidae Pegasidae Rhamphosidae Solenostomidae Syngnathoidei Urosphenidae
Ecology: nektonic omnivore