Parent taxon: Teleostei according to M. Friedmann 2012
Sister taxa: Araripichthyidae, Asiatolepis, Bathyclupeiformes, Chongichthyidae, Cyclosquamata, Elopocephalai, Euteleostei, Euteleosteii, Halecomorphi, Ichthyokentemidae, Incertae, Jinanichthys, Lampridiomorpha, Leptolepiformes, Longdeichthys, Longileptolepis, Osteoglossocephalai, Osteossomorpha, Paralycoptera, Phacodus, Pholidophoriformes, Polymyxiomorpha, Todiltia, Tonghuaichthys, Tselfatiiformes
Subtaxa: Ankylophorus, Ascalobos, Atacamichthyss, Austropleuropholis, Baleiichthys, Bobbichthys, Clupavus, Domeykos, Eugnathides, Eurystichthys, Flugopterus, Gillicus, Hengnania, Hungkiichthys, Hypsocormus, Ichthyokentema, Koonwarria, Leptolepides, Ligulella, Luisichthys, Luisiella, Mesoclupea, Neopachycormus, Neopholidophoropsis, Oreochima, Orthocormus, Pachycormidae, Pachytrissops, Parapleuropholis, Pholidophoristion, Prohalecites, Proleptolepis, Protoclupea, Prymnetes, Seefeldia, Varasichthys, Wadeichthys
Ecology: nektonic carnivore