Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
         Order Beloniformes Berg, 1937 - needlefishes
           Family Adrianichthyidae Weber, 1913 - adrianichthyids
           Family Belonidae Bonaparte, 1835 - needlefishes
           Family Exocoetidae Risso, 1827 - flyingfishes
           Family †Forficidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1919
           Family Hemiramphidae Gill, 1859 - halfbeaks
           Family Scomberesocidae Bleeker, 1858 - sauries