Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
         Order Beryciformes Günther, 1880 - beryciforms
           Family †Aipichthyidae Patterson, 1964
           Family Anomalopidae Gill, 1889 - flashlightfishes
           Family Anoplogastridae Gill, 1893 - fangtooths
           Family †Araripichthyidae Silva Santos, 1985
           Family Berycidae Lowe, 1839 - berycids
           Family †Dinopterygidae Jordan, 1923
           Family Diretmidae Gill, 1893 - spinyfins
           Family Gibberichthyidae Parr, 1933 - gibberfishes
           Family Hispidoberycidae Kotlyar, 1981 - spiny-scale pricklefishes
           Family Holocentridae Bonaparte, 1833 - squirrelfishes and soldierfishes
           Family Melamphaidae Gill, 1893 - bigscales
           Family Monocentridae Gill, 1859 - pinecone fishes
           Family †Pharmacichthyidae Patterson, 1964
           Family Polymixiidae Bleeker, 1859 - beardfishes
           Family †Pycnosteroididae Patterson, 1964
           Family Stephanoberycidae Gill, 1884 - pricklefishes
           Family †Stichocentridae Gayet, 1982 see Family Caproberycidae Patterson, 1967
           Family Trachichthyidae Bleeker, 1856 - roughies