Family Monacanthidae (ray-finned fish)
Osteichthyes - Tetraodontiformes
PaleoDB taxon number: 83296
Parent taxon: Balistoidei according to R. Betancur-R et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Balistidae, Balistoidea, Bolcabalistoidea, Eotrigonodontidae, Moclaybalistoidea, Triacanthoidea
Subtaxa: Aluterus, Amanses, Frigocanthus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore