Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
       Order Clupeiformes Goodrich, 1909 - herrings
         Family Clupeidae Cuvier, 1816 - herrings and sprats