†family Macruroididae (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Gadiformes - Macruroididae
Parent taxon: Gadiformes according to W. Schwarzhans 2019
Sister taxa: Bathygadidae, Brosme, Euclichthyidae, Gadoidei, Gaidropsaridae, Lota, Macrouroidei, Macruronidae, Maorigadus, Melanonidae, Merluccidae, Muraenolepididae, Paratichthys, Pollachius, Pseudoraniceps, Ranicipitidae, Rankinian, Squalogadus, Trachyrhynchus, Trichurides
Subtaxa: Macruroides
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Macruroididae in the database