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 Stomiiformes Rosen, 1973 - dragonfishes
           1 Family Gonostomatidae Cocco, 1838 - bristlemouths
           2 Family Sternoptychidae Duméril, 1805 - marine hatchetfishes
           3 Family Phosichthyidae Weitzman, 1974 - lightfishes see Subfamily Stomiinae Bleeker, 1859
           4 Family Stomiidae Bleeker, 1859, nom. praeval. - dragonfishes