Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
   Gnathostomata
     Teleostomi
       Class Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 [paraphyletic] - bony fishes see [unranked] Euteleostomi
         Subclass Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891
           Infraclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923 see Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
             Division Teleostei Müller, 1845 see Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845
               1 Order †Pholidophoriformes
               2 Order †Leptolepiformes [monotypic] see Order Leptolepidiformes
               3 Order †Ichthyodectiformes Bardack & Sprinkle, 1969
               4 Subdivision Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966 see Cohort Osteoglossomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
               5 Subdivision Elopomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966 see Cohort Elopomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
               6 Subdivision Clupeomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966 see Division Clupeomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
               7 Subdivision Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 see Cohort Euteleosteomorpha (Greenwood et al., 1966)