Suborder Macrouroidei (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Gadiformes

Parent taxon: Gadiformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Bathygadidae, Brosme, Euclichthyidae, Gadoidei, Gaidropsaridae, Lota, Macruroididae, Macruronidae, Maorigadus, Melanonidae, Merluccidae, Muraenolepididae, Paratichthys, Pollachius, Pseudoraniceps, Ranicipitidae, Rankinian, Squalogadus, Trachyrhynchus, Trichurides

Subtaxa: Macrouridae Steindachneriidae

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Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (1 collection), Italy (5), New Zealand (4), United States (1: Oregon)

• Mangapanian of New Zealand (1)

• Pliocene of Greece (1), Italy (2), New Zealand (9)

• Miocene to Pliocene of United States (1: California)

• Miocene of Algeria (1), Australia (2), Belgium (1), France (1), Gabon (1), Germany (2), Greece (1), Italy (10), Japan (2), New Zealand (41), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (3: California)

• Neogene of Indonesia (2)

• Waitakian of New Zealand (7)

• Oligocene of Australia (2), France (1), Germany (1), New Zealand (6), United States (4: 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)

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2)

Total: 138 collections including 255 occurrences

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