Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct. see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
       Vertebrata (Lamarck, 1801) - vertebrates see Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812
         Myopterygii - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845 see Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Clupeocephala
                           Subdivision Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 [monophyletic?] see Cohort Euteleosteomorpha (Greenwood et al., 1966)
                             Neoteleostei - neoteleosts see Subcohort Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969
                               Superorder Stenopterygii [monotypic]
                                 Order Stomiiformes Rosen, 1973 - dragonfishes see Order Stomiatiformes Rosen, 1973, orth. inval.
                                   Suborder Phosichthyoidei
                                     Family Phosichthyidae [paraphyletic?] - lightfishes
                                       1 Genus Ichthyococcus Bonaparte, 1841
                                       2 Genus Phosichthys Hutton, 1872
                                       3 Genus Pollichthys Grey, 1959
                                       4 Genus Polymetme McCulloch, 1926
                                       5 Genus Vinciguerria Jordan & Evermann, 1895
                                       6 Genus Woodsia Grey, 1959
                                       7 Genus Yarrella Goode & Bean, 1895