†family Goodeidae Jordan and Gilbert 1883 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Cyprinodontiformes - Goodeidae
Parent taxon: Cyprinodontiformes according to C. Caballero-Viñas et al. 2023
See also Cantalice et al. 2019, Fierstine et al. 2012 and Nelson et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Anablepidae, Aplocheiloidei, Cyprinodontoidei, Nothobranchiidae, Profundulidae, Rivulidae, Valenciidae
Subtaxa: Empetrichthys Goodeinae Tapatia
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Pliocene of Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence