Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
     Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845
       Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
         Cohort Elopomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
           Order Elopiformes Gosline, 1960 - tenpounders
             Family Elopidae Bonaparte, 1832 - tenpounders and ladyfishes
               1 Genus Elops Linnaeus, 1766