Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Craniata Linnaeus, 1758 see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
         Order Stephanoberyciformes Berg, 1937 - pricklefishes
           1 Family Stephanoberycidae - pricklefishes
           2 Family Hispidoberycidae
           3 Family Melamphaidae - bigscales
           4 Family Gibberichthyidae - gibberfishes