Family Sphyraenidae (barracuda)
Parent taxon: Carangimorphariae according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Carangiformes, Centropomidae, Istiophoriformes, Menidae, Pleuronectiformes, Polynemidae, Toxotidae
Subtaxa: Sphyraena
Ecology: nektonic omnivore