Family Osmeridae (ray-finned fish)
PaleoDB taxon number: 265830
Parent taxon: Osmeriformes according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Allosmerus, Carpathichthys, Enoplophthalmus, Maulisia, Nybelinoides, Opisthoproctus, Plecoglossidae, Retropinnidae, Salangidae
Subtaxa: Hypomesus, Spirinchus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore