Infraorder Zoarcales (perch-like fish)
Parent taxon: Cottioidei according to R. Betancur et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Anoplopomatales, Cottales, Gasterosteales
Subtaxa: Anarhichadidae Bathymasteridae Cryptacanthodidae Pholidae Stichaeidae Zaproridae Zoarcidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (1: Quebec collection), Greenland (1), Italy (1), United States (3: Oregon)
• Miocene of South Korea (1), United States (3: California)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence