Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
         Order Clupeiformes Rafinesque, 1810 - herrings
           Family Chirocentridae Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846 - wolf herrings
           Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1817 - herrings, shads, sardines and allies
           Family Denticipitidae - denticle herrings
           Family Engraulidae Gill, 1861 - anchovies see Family Engraulididae Gill, 1861, nom. emend.