Family Centropomidae Poey 1868 (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Carangimorphariae according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Carangiformes, Istiophoriformes, Menidae, Pleuronectiformes, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Toxotidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: nektonic omnivore