Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
         Order Elopiformes Gosline, 1960 - tenpounders
           Family Elopidae Bonaparte, 1832 - tenpounders and ladyfishes