Actinopterygii

• Kingdom Animalia
• Phylum Chordata
• Subphylum Vertebrata
• Superclass Osteichthyes
• Class Actinopterygii

Subclass Neopterygii

Infraclass Teleostei

Superorder Osteoglossomorpha

• Osteoglossiformes (bony tongues, etc)
• Hiodontiformes (mooneye, etc)

Superorder Elopomorpha

• Elopiformes (tarpons, etc)
• Albuliformes (bonefishes)
• Notacanthiformes (spiny eels)
• Anguilliformes (true eels, gulpers)
• Saccopharyngiformes

Superorder Clupeomorpha

• Clupeiformes (herrings)

Superorder Ostariophysi

• Gonorynchiformes
• Cypriniformes (minnows)
• Characiformes (characins)
• Gymnotiformes (electric eels, knifefishes)
• Siluriformes (catfishes)

Superorder Protacanthopterygii

• Salmoniformes (salmon)
• Esociformes (pikes)
• Osmeriformes (smelts)

Superorder Sternopterygii

• Ateleopodiformes (jellynose fishes)
• Stomiiformes (dragonfishes)

Superorder Cyclosquamata

• Aulopiformes (lizardfishes)

Superorder Scopelomorpha

• Myctophiformes (lanternfishes)

Superorder Lampridiomorpha

• Lampridiformes (opahs, etc)

Superorder Polymyxiomorpha

• Polymixiiformes (beardfishes)

Superorder Paracanthopterygii

• Percopsiformes (trout-perche)
• Batrachoidiformes (toadfishes)
• Lophiiformes (anglerfishes, etc)
• Gadiformes (cods & allies)
• Ophidiiformes (cusk eels, etc)

Superorder Acanthopterygii

• Mugiliformes (mullets)
• Atheriniformes (silversides)
• Beloniformes (needlefishes, etc)
• Cetomimiformes (whalefishes)
• Cyprinodontiformes (killifishes, etc)
• Stephanoberyciformes (pricklefishes, whalefishes, etc)
• Beryciformes (alfonsinos, etc)
• Zeiformes (dories, etc)
• Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks, pipefishes, seahorses, etc)
• Synbranchiformes (swamp-eels, etc)
• Tetraodontiformes (triggerfishes)
• Pleuronectiformes (flatfishes)
• Scorpaeniformes (scorpionfishes)
• Perciformes (perches)

Infraclass Holostei

• Lepisosteiformes (gars)
• Amiiformes (bowfins)

Subclass Chondrostei

• Polypteriformes (bichirs)
• Acipenseriformes (sturgeons, paddlefish)