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 Ostarioclupeomorpha Arratia, 1997 see Cohort Otomorpha E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010
                             Superorder Ostariophysi Jordan & Evermann, 1896 see Subcohort Ostariophysi Sagemehl, 1885
                               Series Otophysi Rosen & Greenwood, 1970 see Section Otophysa (Rosen & Greenwood, 1970)
                                 Cypriniphysi
                                   Characiphysi Fink & Fink, 1981 see Superorder Characiphysae (Fink & Fink, 1981)
                                     Order Characiformes Goodrich, 1909 - characins
                                       Suborder Characoidei
                                         Superfamily Alestioidea Hoedeman, 1951, nom. imperf. see Superfamily Alestoidea Hoedeman, 1951
                                           Family Alestiidae Hoedeman, 1951, nom. imperf. - African tetras see Family Alestidae Hoedeman, 1951
                                             01 Genus Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
                                             02 Genus Brycinus Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1849
                                             03 Genus Bryconaethiops Günther, 1873
                                             04 Genus Clupeocharax
                                             05 Genus Hemigrammopetersius Pellegrin, 1926
                                             06 Genus Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1817
                                             07 Genus Ladigesia Gery, 1968
                                             08 Genus Micralestes Boulenger, 1899
                                             09 Genus Nannopetersius Hoedeman, 1951
                                             10 Genus Petersius Hilgendorf, 1894
                                             11 Genus Phenacogrammus Eigenmann, 1907
                                             12 Genus Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951
                                             13 Genus Tricuspidalestes Poll, 1967