Subfamily Lepisosteinae Cuvier 1825 (gar)
Actinopteri - Lepisosteiformes - Lepisosteidae
Parent taxon: Lepisosteidae according to J. Alvarado-Ortega et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Atractosteus, Lepidosteus, Lepisosteus, Masillosteus, Nhanulepisosteus, Oniichthys
Subtaxa: Lepisosteini
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
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