living organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Eukaryotae see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
       Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
             Class Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 - bony fishes and tetrapods see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Subclass Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891
                 01 Order Acipenseriformes Berg, 1940 - paddlefishes and sturgeons
                 02 Order Semionotiformes Aramboug & Bertin, 1958
                 03 Order Amiiformes Huxley, 1861 - bowfins
                 04 Order Osteoglossiformes Berg, 1940 - bonytongues
                 05 Order Mormyriformes see Suborder Mormyroidei
                 06 Order Clupeiformes Goodrich, 1909 - herrings
                 07 Order Elopiformes Gosline, 1960 - tenpounders
                 08 Order Anguilliformes Berg, 1943 - eels
                 09 Order Notacanthiformes Goodrich, 1909 - halosaurs and deep-sea spiny eels
                 10 Order Salmoniformes Bleeker, 1859 - trout, salmon, and whitefish
                 11 Order Gonorynchiformes Regan, 1909 - milkfishes
                 12 Order Cypriniformes Bleeker, 1859 - carps, loaches, minnows, and relatives
                 13 Order Siluriformes Bleeker, 1858 - catfishes
                 14 Order Myctophiformes Regan, 1911 - lanternfishes
                 15 Order Polymixiiformes Lowe, 1838 - beardfishes
                 16 Order Percopsiformes Berg, 1937 - trout-perches
                 17 Order Gadiformes Goodrich, 1909 - cods and hakes
                 18 Order Batrachoidiformes Berg, 1937 - toadfishes
                 19 Order Lophiiformes Garman, 1899 - anglerfishes
                 20 Order Atheriniformes Rosen, 1964 - silversides
                 21 Order Lampriformes - opahs
                 22 Order Beryciformes Günther, 1880 - beryciforms
                 23 Order Zeiformes Jordan, 1905 - dories
                 24 Order Gasterosteiformes Gill, 1872 - sticklebacks see Infraorder Gasterosteales
                 25 Order Synbranchiformes - swamp eels
                 26 Order Scorpaeniformes Bloch, 1789 - mail-cheeked fishes see Order Perciformes Bleeker, 1859
                 27 Order Dactylopteriformes Jordan, 1923 see Suborder Dactylopteroidei Jordan, 1923
                 28 Order Perciformes Bleeker, 1859 - perches
                 29 Order Gobiesociformes Gill, 1872 - clingfishes see Suborder Gobiesocoidei Bertin & Arambourg, 1958
                 30 Order Pleuronectiformes Bleeker, 1859 - flatfishes see Suborder Pleuronectoidei
                 31 Order Tetraodontiformes Berg, 1937 - plectognaths