Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
         Order Gobiesociformes Gill, 1872
           Family Gobiesocidae Günther, 1861 - clingfishes and singleslits