living organisms see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Eukaryotae see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
       Subkingdom Eumetazoa Butschli, 1910 see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
         Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
           Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
             Class Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 - bony fishes see [unranked] Euteleostomi
               Subclass Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891
                 Order Gasterosteiformes Gill, 1872 - sticklebacks
                   Suborder Syngnathoidei
                     Family Syngnathidae Günther, 1870 - pipefishes and seahorses
                       1 Genus Corythoichthys Kaup, 1853
                       2 Genus Doryrhamphus Kaup, 1853
                       3 Genus Micrognathus Duncker, 1912
                       4 Genus Hippocampus Rafinesque, 1810 - seahorse
                       5 Genus Oostethus Hubbs, 1929
                       6 Genus Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758 - pipefish