Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Craniata Linnaeus, 1758 see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
         Order Clupeiformes Rafinesque, 1810 - herrings
           1 Family Denticipitidae - denticle herrings
           2 Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1817 - herrings, shads, sardines and allies
           3 Family Engraulidae Gill, 1861 - anchovies see Family Engraulididae Gill, 1861, nom. emend.
           4 Family Chirocentridae Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846 - wolf herrings
           5 Family Pristigasteridae see Family Pristigastridae
           6 Family Sundasalangidae - Sundaland noodlefishes