Order Beloniformes (ray-finned fish)
Parent taxon: Atherinomorphae according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Atherinea, Atheriniformes, Cyprinodontea, Cyprinodontiformes
Subtaxa: Adrianichthyoidei, Belone, Cobitopsis, Euleptorhamphus, Exocoetoidei, Hemilampronites, Hemirhamphus, Hyporhamphus, Rhamphexocoetus, Scomberesox
Ecology: nektonic omnivore