Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
         Order Clupeiformes Rafinesque, 1810 - herrings
           Family Chirocentridae Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1846 - wolf herrings