Clade Acanthomorphata Rosen 1973
Alternative spellings: Acanthomorpha, Acanthomorpha
Parent taxon: Ctenosquamata according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxon: Myctophata
Subtaxa: Asineops, Congorhynchus, Euacanthomorphacea, Ferrifronsidae, Homorhynchus, Lampridacea, Omosomopsis, Palaeorhynchus, Paracanthomorphacea, Percomorpha, Pharmacichthys, Polymixiacea, Pseudotetrapterus, Spinocaudichthys
Type: Ferrifronsidae