†Xiphopterus Agassiz 1835 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Scombriformes - Scombridae
Full reference: L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (livr. 4). Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel 33-52
Parent taxon: Scomberoidei according to L. Agassiz 1835
Sister taxa: Acanthocybium, Acanthonemus, Amphistium, Auxis, Carangopsis, Coelogaster, Cybium, Ductor, Gasteronemus, Mesogaster, Rhamphognathus, Sarda, Scomberomorus, Scombrinus, Thunnus, Wetherellus, Woodwardella, Xiphiinae
Subtaxa: Xiphopterus falcatus
Type: Xiphopterus falcatus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore