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 Pellonulinae
                                       01 ?Genus †Knightia Jordan, 1907
                                       02 Genus Clupeichthys Bleeker, 1855
                                       03 Genus Clupeoides Bleeker, 1851
                                       04 Genus Congothrissa Poll, 1964 [monotypic]
                                       05 Genus Cynothrissa Regan, 1917
                                       06 Genus Ehirava Deraniyagala, 1929
                                       07 Genus Hyperlophus Ogilby, 1892
                                       08 Genus Limnothrissa Regan, 1917
                                       09 Genus Microthrissa Boulenger, 1902
                                       10 Genus Pellonula Günther, 1868
                                       11 Genus Potamalosa Ogilby, 1896
                                       12 Genus Potamothrissa Regan, 1917
                                       13 Genus Spratellomorpha Angel, Bertin & Guibé, 1946
                                       14 Genus Stolothrissa Regan, 1917