Family Caristiidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Caristiidae
Parent taxon: Scombriformes according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
See also David 1943, Fierstine et al. 2012, Jordan 1963, Miya et al. 2013 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Amarsipidae, Ariommatidae, Bramidae, Centrolophidae, Chiasmodontidae, Gempylidae, Icosteidae, Nomeidae, Pomatomidae, Scombridae, Scombroidei, Scombrolabracidae, Stromateidae, Tetragonuridae, Thunnidae, Trichiuridae
Subtaxa: Absalomichthys Chalcidichthys
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections including 3 occurrences