Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Craniata Linnaeus, 1758 see Subphylum Craniata auct.
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
         Order Scorpaeniformes Bloch, 1789 - mail-cheeked fishes see Order Perciformes Bleeker, 1859
           1 Suborder Scorpaenoidei Klein, 1885
           2 Suborder Dactylopteroidei Jordan, 1923
           3 Suborder Platycephaloidei see Suborder Scorpaenoidei Klein, 1885
           4 Suborder Anoplopomatoidei see Infraorder Anoplopomatales Betancur et al., 2013
           5 Suborder Hexagrammoidei see Infraorder Hexagrammales
           6 Suborder Normanichthyoidei see Suborder Scorpaenoidei Klein, 1885
           7 Suborder Cottoidei Berg, 1940