Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
     Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845
       Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
         Clupeocephala
           Cohort Otomorpha E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010
             Subcohort Clupei E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010
               Order Clupeiformes Rafinesque, 1810 - herrings
                 Suborder Clupeoidei Rafinesque, 1810
                   1 Family Pristigastridae
                   2 Family Engraulididae Gill, 1861, nom. emend.
                   3 Family Chirocentridae Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846 - wolf herrings
                   4 Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1817 - herrings, shads, sardines and allies