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
                            
 Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969 - neoteleosts
 see Infracohort Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969
                              
 Eurypterygii Rosen, 1973 - eurypterygians
 see Infracohort Eurypterygia Rosen, 1973
                                
 Ctenosquamata - ctenosquamates
 see Section Ctenosquamata Rosen, 1973
                                  
 Acanthomorpha Rosen, 1973 - spiny-rayed fishes
 see Subsection Acanthomorphata Rosen, 1973
                                    
 Euacanthomorpha Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                      
 Holacanthopterygii Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                        
 Superorder Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969
 see Division Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969
                                          
 1 Series Mugilomorpha [monotypic]
 see Superorder Mugilomorphae
                                          
 2.1 Series Atherinomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
 see Infraseries Atherinomorpha
                                          
 2.2 Series Percomorpha
 see Division Percomorphacea Wiley & Johnson, 2010