Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates
         Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
           Eugnathostomata
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836 see Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Class Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 - bony fishes and tetrapods see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                 Subclass Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891
                   [crown] Neopterygii Regan, 1923 see Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleosteomorpha Arratia, 2001 see Infraclass Teleosteomorpha Arratia, 2001
                       Subdivision Teleostei Müller, 1845 - teleosts see Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                         Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996 - crown-group Teleostei
                           Osteoglossocephala Arratia, 2010
                             Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                               Cohort Otocephala Johnson & Patterson, 1996 see Subcohort Otomorpha Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                                 Superorder Clupeomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966 see Superorder Clupei Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                                   [crown] Order Clupeiformes Goodrich, 1909 - herrings
                                     Suborder Clupeoidei Goodrich, 1909
                                       1 Family Pristigasteridae Bleeker, 1872, "nom. praeval." - longfin herrings
                                       2.1 Family Engraulidae Gill, 1861 - anchovies
                                       2.2 Family Chirocentridae Bleeker, 1849 - wolf herrings
                                       2.3 Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816 - herrings and sprats