Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates Pisces Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes Order Clupeiformes Rafinesque, 1810 - herrings Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1817 - herrings, shads, sardines and allies