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 Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 see Subcohort Euteleosteomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
                                 Superorder Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al., 1966 see Infracohort Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al., 1966
                                   Order Esociformes Bleeker, 1859 - pikes and mudminnows see Suborder Esocoidei Regan, 1909
                                     Family Esocidae Rafinesque, 1815 - pikes