Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Class Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 [paraphyletic] - bony fishes
see [unranked] Euteleostomi
Subclass Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
see Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891
Infraclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
see Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
see Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845
Subdivision Clupeomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
see Division Clupeomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
Order Clupeiformes Rafinesque, 1810 - herrings
Suborder Clupeoidei Rafinesque, 1810
Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1817 - herrings, shads, sardines and allies