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