Concise hierarchy

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

Current position

Aulopiformes (Order) Rosen, 1973

Ref: [Anonymous], 1998: ; [Nelson, 2006: 219 (Fielitz, 2004)].

Alternative positions

Alepisauroidea (Superfamily) Swainson, 1839	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 275.
Alepisauroidei (Suborder)	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 70; [Nelson, 2006: 219 (Fielitz, 2004)].
†Enchodontoidea (Superfamily) Woodward, 1901	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 220.
†Enchodontoidei (Suborder) (Berg, 1937)	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 606.

Historical positions

Alepisauroidei (Suborder)	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 70.
Alepisauroidea (Superfamily) Swainson, 1839	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 275.
†Enchodontoidea (Superfamily) Woodward, 1901	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 220; 215.
Aulopiformes (Order) Rosen, 1973	Ref: 1998
†Enchodontoidei (Suborder) (Berg, 1937)	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 606.

Number of Subtaxa

2026	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	†7g
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 14 Jun 2024	[; †7g]