Infraphylum [Gnathostomata] Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates see Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874
   Megaclass Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
     Superclass Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
       Class Actinopteri Cope, 1871
         Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
           Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845 see Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
             Megacohort Osteoglossocephalai
               Supercohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                 Cohort Otomorpha Wiley & Johnson, 2010 see Subcohort Otomorpha Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                   Subcohort Alepocephali [monotypic] see Superorder Alepocephali
                     Order Alepocephaliformes - slickheads and tubeshoulders
                       Family Alepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846 [non-monophyletic] - slickheads