Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates
   Gnathostomata
     Teleostomi
       Osteichthyes Huxley, 1880 [paraphyletic] - bony fishes see [unranked] Euteleostomi
         Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891
           Neopterygii Regan, 1923 see Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
             Teleostei Müller, 1845 see Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845
               Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 see Cohort Euteleosteomorpha (Greenwood et al., 1966)
                 Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969 see [unranked] Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969
                   Percomorpha see Division Percomorphacea Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                     Syngnathiformes Berg, 1940 see Suborder Syngnathoidei
                       Aulostomoidei see Order Syngnathiformes Berg, 1940
                         Centriscidae Rafinesque, 1826