Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct. see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
       Vertebrata (Lamarck, 1801) - vertebrates see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
         Myopterygii - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845 see Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Clupeocephala
                           Subdivision Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 [monophyletic?] see Cohort Euteleosteomorpha (Greenwood et al., 1966)
                             Neoteleostei - neoteleosts see Subcohort Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969
                               Superorder Stenopterygii [monotypic]
                                 Order Stomiiformes Rosen, 1973 - dragonfishes see Order Stomiatiformes Rosen, 1973, orth. inval.
                                   Suborder Gonostomatoidei
                                     Family Sternoptychidae Rafinesque, 1815
                                       Subfamily Maurolicinae [paraphyletic?]
                                         1 Genus Araiophos Grey, 1961
                                         2 Genus Argyripnus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897
                                         3 Genus Danaphos Bruun, 1931
                                         4 Genus Maurolicus Cocco, 1838
                                         5 Genus Sonoda Grey, 1959
                                         6 Genus Thorophos Bruun, 1931
                                         7 Genus Valenciennellus Jordan & Evermann, 1895