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 Ostarioclupeomorpha Arratia, 1997 see Cohort Otocephala Johnson & Patterson, 1996
                             Superorder Ostariophysi Sagemehl, 1885
                               Series Otophysi Rosen & Greenwood, 1970 see Section Otophysa Rosen & Greenwood, 1970
                                 Cypriniphysi Fink & Fink, 1981
                                   Characiphysi Fink & Fink, 1981 see Subseries Characiphysi Fink & Fink, 1981
                                     Siluriphysi Fink & Fink, 1996
                                       Order Siluriformes Bleeker, 1858 - catfishes
                                         Superfamily Loricarioidea Rafinesque, 1815 see Suborder Loricarioidei
                                           Family Loricariidae Rafinesque, 1815 - suckermouth armored catfishes
                                             1 Subfamily Lithogeneinae [monotypic] see Subfamily Lithogeninae Gosline, 1947
                                             2 Subfamily Neoplecostominae see Subfamily Hypoptopomatinae Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890
                                             3 Subfamily Hypoptopomatinae Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890 - cascudinhos
                                             4 Subfamily Loricariinae Rafinesque, 1815 - mailed catfishes
                                             5 Subfamily Ancistrinae see Subfamily Hypostominae Kner, 1853
                                             6 Subfamily Hypostominae Kner, 1853 - suckermouth catfishes