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 Phosichthyoidei
                                     Family Stomiidae Rosen, 1973
                                       Subfamily Melanostomiinae - scaleless black dragonfishes
                                         01.1 Genus Bathophilus - dragonfish
                                         01.2 Genus Grammatostomias Goode & Bean, 1895
                                         01.3 Genus Eustomias Filhol, 1884
                                         02 Genus Chirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930
                                         03 Genus Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
                                         04 Genus Flagellostomias Parr, 1927
                                         05 Genus Leptostomias Gilbert, 1905
                                         06 Genus Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
                                         07 Genus Odontostomias Norman, 1930
                                         08 Genus Opostomias Günther, 1887
                                         09 Genus Pachystomias Günther, 1887
                                         10 Genus Parabathophilus Matallanas, 1984
                                         11 Genus Photonectes Günther, 1887
                                         12 Genus Tactostoma Bolin, 1939
                                         13 Genus Thysanactis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
                                         14 Genus Trigonolampa Regan & Trewavas, 1930