Clade Pelagia Miya et al. 2013 (ray-finned fish)

Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata

Full reference: M. Miya, M. Friedman, T. P. Satoh, H. Takeshima, T. Sado, W. Iwasaki, Y. Yamanoue, M. Nakatani, K. Mabuchi, J. G. Inoue, J. Y. Poulsen, T. Fukunaga, Y. Sato and M. Nishida. 2013. Evolutionary origin of the Scombridae (Tunas and Mackerels): Members of a Paleogene adaptive radiation with 14 Other pelagic fish families. PLoS One 8(9):e73535

Parent taxon: Percomorpha according to M. Miya et al. 2013

Sister taxa: Dactylopteriformes, Gobiida, Kelemejtubus, Nardoichthys, Ophidiida, Ovalentaria

Subtaxa: none

Ecology: nektonic omnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pelagia in the database

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