†family Astronesthidae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Salmoniformes - Astronesthidae
Parent taxon: Stomiatoidei according to P. Constantin 1999
See also Danilt'chenko 1962 and Jordan 1963
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Astronesthes Criptostomias
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cozla (Piatra Neamt) (Oligocene of Romania)