Suborder Ophidioidei (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Ophidiiformes according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Ampheristus, Bassozetus, Benthocometes, Bythitoidei, Chilara, Dannevigia, Dermatopsis, Diplacanthopoma, Dipulus, Echiodon, Eolamprogrammus, Genypterus, Glyptophidium, Hoplobrotula, Monomitopus, Neobythites, Nolfophidion, Ogilbia, Oligopus, Onuxodon, Ophididae, Propteridium, Protobrotula, Saccogaster, Sirembo
Subtaxa: Ophidiidae, Ophidioidae
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore-parasite