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 Clupeomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966 see Subcohort Clupei E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010
                               Order Clupeiformes Rafinesque, 1810 - herrings
                                 Suborder Clupeoidei Rafinesque, 1810
                                   Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1817 - herrings, shads, sardines and allies
                                     Subfamily Clupeinae
                                       01 Genus †Gosiutichthys Grande, 1982
                                       02 Genus Amblygaster Bleeker, 1849
                                       03 Genus Clupea Linnaeus, 1758
                                       04 Genus Clupeonella
                                       05 Genus Escualosa Whitley, 1940
                                       06 Genus Harengula Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847
                                       07 Genus Herklotsichthys Whitley, 1951
                                       08 Genus Lile Jordan & Evermann, 1896
                                       09 Genus Opisthonema Gill, 1862
                                       10 Genus Sardina Antipa, 1905
                                       11 Genus Sardinella Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1847
                                       12 Genus Sardinops Hubbs, 1929
                                       13 Genus Sprattus Girgensohn, 1846