Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Macrouridae
Parent taxon: Gadiformes according to G. L. Stringer and B. J. Welton 2025
See also Betancur et al. 2013, David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Jordan 1963, Lin et al. 2017, Lin et al. 2017, Nelson et al. 2016, Schwarzhans 2003, Schwarzhans et al. 2017 and Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021
Sister taxa: Bathygadidae, Brosme, Euclichthyidae, Gadoidei, Gaidropsaridae, Lota, Macrouroidei, Macruroididae, Macruronidae, Maorigadus, Melanonoidei, Merluccidae, Muraenolepididae, Paratichthys, Pollachius, Pseudoraniceps, Ranicipitidae, Rankinian, Squalogadus, Trachyrhynchus, Trichurides
Subtaxa: Amblygoniolepidus Bolbocara Calilepidus Coelorhynchus Coelorinchus Coryphaenoides Homeocoryphaenoides Homeomacrurus Homeonezumia Hymenocephalus Lepidorhynchus Leptacantholepidus Macrourinae Macrourus Nezumia Oxygoniolepidus Promacrurus Pyknolepidus Razelainia Trachyrincinae Trachyrincus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), Italy (5), Japan (1), New Zealand (4), United States (2: California, Oregon)
• Mangapanian of New Zealand (1)
• Pliocene of Italy (1), New Zealand (9), Taiwan (3)
• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)
• Miocene of Algeria (1), Australia (2), Belgium (1), Chile (10), France (1), Germany (2), Italy (10), Japan (2), New Zealand (40), Panama (2), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (3: California)
• Neogene of Indonesia (2)
• Waitakian of New Zealand (7)
• Oligocene of Australia (2), Belgium (1), France (1), Germany (1), New Zealand (6), United States (5: California, Oregon, Washington)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: California)
• Eocene of Antarctica (1), Australia (4), France (1), New Zealand (2), Tonga (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (2: California)
• Paleocene of Australia (1), Denmark (3)
Total: 150 collections including 277 occurrences