Clade Gobiomorpharia (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Percomorphaceae according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Batrachoidimorpharia, Carangimorpharia, Ophidiimorpharia, Percomorpharia, Scombrimorpharia
Subtaxa: Gobiiformes Kurtiformes
Ecology: nektonic omnivore