Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Bathygadidae
Alternative spelling: Bathygadinae
Parent taxon: Gadiformes according to J. S. Nelson et al. 2016
See also David 1956 and Schwarzhans 1978
Sister taxa: Brosme, Euclichthyidae, Gadoidei, Gaidropsaridae, Lota, Macrouroidei, Macruroididae, Macruronidae, Maorigadus, Melanonidae, Merluccidae, Muraenolepididae, Paratichthys, Pollachius, Pseudoraniceps, Ranicipitidae, Rankinian, Squalogadus, Trachyrhynchus, Trichurides
Subtaxa: Gadomus Paleobathygadus Probathygadus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (4 collections), New Zealand (1), United States (1: California)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: California)
• Oligocene of United States (3: California, Oregon)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence