Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
         Myopterygii Janvier, 1978 - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836 see Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala Arratia, 1999 see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                           Subdivision Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 [monophyletic?] see Cohort Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966
                             Superorder Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al., 1966 see Infracohort Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al., 1966
                               1 Order Argentiniformes Johnson & Patterson, 1996 - marine smelts
                               2 Order Osmeriformes Regan, 1913 - freshwater smelts
                               3.1.1 Genus †Kermichthys Taverne, 1993
                               3.1.2 Genus †Paravinciguerria Arambourg, 1955
                               3.1.3 Order Salmoniformes Bleeker, 1859 [monotypic] - trout, salmon, and whitefish
                               3.2 Order Esociformes Bleeker, 1859 - pikes and mudminnows see Suborder Esocoidei Regan, 1909