Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Craniata Linnaeus, 1758 see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
         Order Perciformes Rafinesque, 1810 - perches
           Suborder Stromateoidei Rafinesque, 1810 see Order Stromateiformes Rafinesque, 1810
             1 Family Amarsipidae R.L. Haedrich, 1969 - amarsipids
             2 Family Centrolophidae - medusafishes
             3 Family Nomeidae - flotsamfishes
             4 Family Ariommatidae - ariommatids
             5 Family Tetragonuridae - squaretails
             6 Family Stromateidae Rafinesque, 1815 - butterfishes