†family Chilodipteridae Gill 1872 (perch-like fish)
Actinopteri - Perciformes - Chilodipteridae
Parent taxon: Percoidea according to L. R. David 1946
Sister taxa: Apolectidae, Blotichthys, Bradyurus, Cepolidae, Dules, Enoplosus, Ephippididae, Frigoichthys, Frippia, Gillidia, Ioscionidae, Jimtylerius, Maenidae, Malacopygaeus, Montepostalia, Oliganodon, Parapelates, Pavarottia, Pelates, Perca, Percidae, Percoidae, Platacidae, Pomadasyidae, Portentosoceros, Pseudopriacanthidae, Pygaeus, Sparoidea, Squamibolcoides, Symphysanodontidae, Veronabrax, Voltamulloides
Subtaxa: Praegaleagra
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Texas Company, Pioneer Unit Plan No. 2 (Eocene to Eocene of California)