Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri - (Order) Characiformes

Current position

Characoidea (Superfamily) Latreille, 1825

Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 203.

Alternative positions

Characiformes (Order) Goodrich, 1909	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 29.
Characoidei (Suborder)	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 66; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
Cynodontoidea (Superfamily)	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 159.

Historical positions

Characoidei (Suborder)	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 66.
Characoidei (Suborder)	Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 17.
Characoidea (Superfamily) Latreille, 1825	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 203.
Characiformes (Order) Goodrich, 1909	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Characiformes (Order) Goodrich, 1909	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 29.
Cynodontoidea (Superfamily)	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 159.

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	7g;27s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 30 May 2025	[7g;27s]
2011	W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 29	1g;14s