†suborder Esocoidea Bleeker 1859 (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Salmoniformes according to J. Peng et al. 2001
See also Constantin 1999 and Grande 1999
Sister taxa: Barcarenichthys, Casieroides, Chardonius, Cimolichthyoidei, Esocoidei, Gharbouria, Ginsburgia, Goudkoffia, Myctophoidei, Natlandia, Prosopium, Pseudoleptolepis, Salmonidae, Salmoniformorum, Spaniodon, Stomiatoidei, Thaumaturus, Thymallus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (23: Alberta, Saskatchewan collections), United States (1: Utah)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence