†order Tselfatiiformes Nelson 1994 (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Teleostei according to J. A. Long 2011
Sister taxa: Araripichthyidae, Asiatolepis, Bathyclupeiformes, Chongichthyidae, Cyclosquamata, Elopocephalai, Euteleostei, Euteleosteii, Halecomorphi, Ichthyokentemidae, Incertae, Jinanichthys, Lampridiomorpha, Leptolepiformes, Longdeichthys, Longileptolepis, Osteoglossocephalai, Osteossomorpha, Pachycormiformes, Paralycoptera, Phacodus, Pholidophoriformes, Polymyxiomorpha, Todiltia, Tonghuaichthys
Subtaxa: Plethodidae
Ecology: nektonic carnivore