Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Ref: Z.-Q. Zhang, 2011: 9
   Phylum Craniata Linnaeus, 1758 see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
  Ref: Z.-Q. Zhang, 2011: 10
     Pisces
    Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 26; Zhang: 10 (footnote 14)
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
      Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 27
         Order Percopsiformes Berg, 1937 - trout-perches
        Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 31
           Family Aphredoderidae - pirate perches
          Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 31