ORDER MYXINIFORMES
MYXINIDAE (hagfishes)
Myxininae
Eptatretinae
CLASS CEPHALASPIDOMORPHI
ORDER PETROMYZONTIFORMES
PETROMYZONTIDAE (lampreys)
Petromyzontinae
Geotriinae
Mordaciinae
CLASS ELASMOBRANCHII
ORDER HEXANCHIFORMES
HEXANCHIDAE (cow sharks)
CHLAMYDOSELACHIDAE (frill sharks)
ORDER HETERODONTIFORMES
HETERODONTIDAE (bullhead and horn sharks)
ORDER ORECTOLOBIFORMES
RHINCODONTIDAE (whale sharks)
PARASCYLLIIDAE (collared carpet sharks)
BRACHAELURIDAE (blind sharks)
ORECTOLOBIDAE (wobbegons)
HEMISCYLLIIDAE (bamboo sharks)
STEGOSTOMATIDAE (zebra sharks)
GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE (nurse sharks)
ORDER LAMNIFORMES
ODONTASPIDIDAE (sand tiger sharks)
MITSUKURINIDAE (goblin sharks)
PSEUDOCARCHARIIDAE (crocodile sharks)
LAMNIDAE (mackerel sharks)
White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
Longfin Mako (Isurus paucus)
Shortfin Mako (Isrus oxyrinchus)
Porbeagle (Lamna nasus)
Salmon Shark (Lamna ditropis)
MEGACHASMIDAE (megamouth sharks)
CETORHINIDAE (basking sharks)
ALOPIIDAE (thresher sharks)
ORDER CARCHARINIFORMES
SCYLIORHINIDAE (cat sharks)
PROSCYLLIIDAE (finback catsharks)
PSEUDOTRIAKIDAE (false catsharks)
LEPTOCHARIIDAE (barbeled houndsharks)
TRIAKIDAE (houndsharks)
Triakinae
Galeorhininae
HEMIGALEIDAE (weasel sharks)
CARCHARHINIDAE (requiem sharks)
SPHYRNIDAE (hammerhead sharks)
ORDER SQUALIFORMES
DALATIIDAE
Etmopterinae
Somniosinae (sleeper sharks)
Centroscymnus coelolepis (Portugese dogfish)
Centroscymnus crepidator (longnose velvet dogfish)
Centroscymnus cryptacanthus (shortnose velvet dogfish)
Centroscymnus macracanthus (largespine velvet dogfish)
Centroscymnus owstoni (roughskin dogfish)
Centroscymnus plunketi (plunket shark)
Scymnodalatias albicauda (whitetail dogfish)
Scymnodalatias garricki (Azores dogfish)
Scymnodalatias oligodon (sparsetooth dogfish)
Scymnodalatias sherwoodi (Sherwood dogfish)
Scymnodon ishiharai (Japanese velvet dogfish)
Scymnodon ringens (knifetooth dogfish)
Somniosus microcephalus (Greenland shark)
Somniosus pacificus (Pacific sleeper shark)
Somniosus rostratus (little sleeper shark)
Somniosus sp. (longnose sleeper shark)
Zameus squamulosus (velvet dogfish)
Oxynotinae
Dalatiinae
CENTROPHORIDAE
SQUALIDAE (dogfish sharks)
ECHINORHINIDAE (bramble sharks)
ORDER PRISTIOPHORIFORMES
PRISTIOPHORIDAE (saw sharks)
ORDER SQUATINIFORMES
SQUATINIDAE (angel sharks)
ORDER PRISTIFORMES
PRISTIDAE (sawfishes)
ORDER TORPEDINIFORMES
TORPEDINIDAE (electric rays)
Torpedininae
Hypninae
NARCINIDAE
Narcininae
Narkinae
ORDER RAJIFORMES
RHINOBATIDAE (guitarfishes)
Rhinobatinae
Rhynchobatinae
Rhininae
Platyrhininae (thornbacks)
RAJIDAE (skates)
ANACANTHOBATIDAE (smooth skates)
PLESIOBATIDAE (deepwater stingrays)
HEXATRYGONIDAE (sixgill stingrays)
DASYATIDAE (stingrays)
GYMNURIDAE (butterfly rays)
MYLIOBATIDAE
Myliobatinae (eagle rays)
Rhinopterinae (cownose rays)
Mobulinae (manta and devil rays)
UROLOPHIDAE (round stingrays)
POTAMOTRYGONIDAE (river stingrays)
HOLOCEPHALI
ORDER CHIMAERIFORMES
CALLORHINCHIDAE (plownose chimaeras)
CHIMAERIDAE (shortnose chimaeras or ratfishes)
RHINOCHIMAERIDAE (longnose chimaeras)
CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII
(= Osteichthyes)
ORDER POLYPTERIFORMES
POLYPTERIDAE (bichirs)
ORDER ACIPENSERIFORMES
ACIPENSERIDAE (sturgeons)
POLYODONTIDAE (paddlefishes)
ORDER LEPISOSTEIFORMES
LEPISOSTEIDAE (gars)
ORDER AMIIFORMES
AMIIDAE (bowfins)
ORDER OSTEOGLOSSIFORMES
OSTEOGLOSSIDAE (bonytongues and arapaimas)
PANTODONTIDAE
HIODONTIDAE (mooneyes)
NOTOPTERIDAE (knifefishes or featherbacks)
MORMYRIDAE (elephantfishes)
GYMNARCHIDAE
ORDER ELOPIFORMES
ELOPIDAE (tenpounders and ladyfishes)
MEGALOPIDAE (tarpons)
ORDER ALBULIFORMES
ALBULIDAE (bonefishes)
Albulinae
Pterothrissinae
ORDER NOTACANTHIFORMES
HALOSAURIDAE (halosaurs)
NOTACANTHIDAE (spiny eels)
ORDER ANGUILLIFORMES (eels)
ANGUILLIDAE (freshwater eels)
HETERENCHELYIDAE
MORINGUIDAE (spaghetti eels)
CHLOPSIDAE (false morays)
MYROCONGRIDAE
MURAENIDAE (morays)
Uropterygiinae
Muraeninae
SYNAPHOBRANCHIDAE
Ilyophinae (arrowtooth eels)
Synaphobranchinae (cutthroat eels)
Simenchelyinae (pugnose eels)
OPHICHTHIDAE (snake eels and worm eels)
Myrophinae
Ophichthinae
COLOCONGRIDAE
CONGRIDAE (conger eels)
Congrinae
Bathymyrinae
Heterocongrinae (garden eels)
MURAENESOCIDAE (pike conger eels)
DERICHTHYIDAE (longneck eels)
NEMICHTHYIDAE (snipe eels)
SERRIVOMERIDAE (sawtooth eels)
NETTASTOMATIDAE (duckbill eels)
ORDER SACCOPHARYNGIFORMES
CYEMATIDAE (bobtail eels)
SACCOPHARYNGIDAE (swallowers or whiptail gulpers)
EURYPHARYNGIDAE (umbrellamouth gulpers)
MONOGNATHIDAE (monognathids)
ORDER CLUPEIFORMES
DENTICIPITIDAE (denticle herrings)
CLUPEIDAE (herrings, shads, sardines and allies)
ENGRAULIDAE (anchovies)
CHIROCENTRIDAE (wolf herrings)
SUNDASALANGIDAE (Sundaland noodlefishes)
ORDER GONORYNCHIFORMES
CHANIDAE (milkfishes)
GONORYNCHIDAE
KNERIIDAE
PHRACTOLAEMIDAE
ORDER CYPRINIFORMES
CYPRINIDAE (minnows and carps)
PSILORHYNCHIDAE
COBITIDAE (loaches)
Botiinae
Cobitinae
BALITORIDAE (hillstream and river loaches)
Nemacheilinae
Balitorinae (flat loaches)
GYRINOCHEILIDAE (algae eaters)
CATOSTOMIDAE (suckers)
ORDER CHARACIFORMES
CITHARINIDAE
Distichodontinae
Citharininae
ALESTIIDAE (African tetras)
HEPSETIDAE
HEMIODONTIDAE
Parodontinae
Hemiodontinae
CURIMATIDAE
Curimatinae (curimatas)
Prochilodontinae
ANOSTOMIDAE
Anostominae
Chilodontinae
ERYTHRINIDAE (trahiras)
LEBIASINIDAE
Lebiasininae
Pyrrhulininae
GASTEROPELECIDAE (freshwater hatchetfishes)
CTENOLUCIIDAE (pike-characids)
CYNODONTIDAE
CHARACIDAE (characins)
(Some subfamilies are below)
Glandulocaudinae
Serrasalminae (piranhas and allies)
Characidiinae
Stethaprioninae
ORDER SILURIFORMES (catfishes)
DIPLOMYSTIDAE (diplomystid catfishes)
ICTALURIDAE (North American freshwater catfishes)
BAGRIDAE (bagrid catfishes)
CRANOGLANIDIDAE (armorhead catfishes)
SILURIDAE (sheatfishes)
SCHILBEIDAE (schilbeid catfishes)
PANGASIIDAE (pangasid catfishes)
AMBLYCIPITIDAE (torrent catfishes)
AMPHILIIDAE (loach catfishes)
AKYSIDAE (stream catfishes)
PARAKYSIDAE (parakysid catfishes)
SISORIDAE (sisorid catfishes)
CLARIIDAE (airbreathing or labyrinth catfishes)
HETEROPNEUSTIDAE (airsac catfishes)
CHACIDAE (squarehead or angler catfishes)
OLYRIDAE (olyrid catfishes)
MALAPTERURIDAE (electric catfishes)
ARIIDAE (sea catfishes)
MOCHOKIDAE (squeakers and upside-down catfishes)
DORADIDAE (thorny catfishes)
AUCHENIPTERIDAE (auchenipterid catfishes)
PIMELODIDAE (long-whiskered catfishes)
AGENEIOSIDAE (bottlenose or barbelless Catfishes)
HELOGENEIDAE (helogeneid catfishes)
CETOPSIDAE (whalelike catfishes)
HYPOPHTHALMIDAE (loweye catfishes)
ASPREDINIDAE (banjo catfishes)
Bunocephalinae
Aspredininae
TRICHOMYCTERIDAE (parasitic catfishes and candirus)
CALLICHTHYIDAE (callichthyid armored catfishes)
LORICARIIDAE (suckermouth armored catfishes)
SCOLOPLACIDAE (spiny dwarf catfishes)
ASTROBLEPIDAE (climbing catfishes)
ORDER GYMNOTIFORMES (knifefishes)
STERNOPYGIDAE (glass knifefishes)
APTERONOTIDAE (ghost knifefishes)
RHAMPHICHTHYIDAE (sand knifefishes)
HYPOPOMIDAE
GYMNOTIDAE (nakedback knifefishes)
ELECTROPHORIDAE (electric knifefishes)
ORDER ESOCIFORMES
ESOCIDAE (pikes)
UMBRIDAE (mudminnows)
ORDER OSMERIFORMES
ARGENTINIDAE (argentines)
MICROSTOMATIDAE
BATHYLAGIDAE (deepsea smelts)
OPISTHOPROCTIDAE (spookfishes or barreleyes)
ALEPOCEPHALIDAE (slickheads)
PLATYTROCTIDAE (tubeshoulders)
LEPTOCHILICHTHYIDAE (leptochilichthyids)
LEPIDOGALAXIIDAE (salamanderfishes)
OSMERIDAE (smelts)
PLECOGLOSSIDAE (ayu fishes)
SALANGIDAE (icefishes or noodlefishes)
RETROPINNIDAE (New Zealand smelts)
Retropinninae (southern smelts)
Prototroctinae (southern graylings)
GALAXIIDAE (galaxiids)
Aplochitoninae
Galaxiinae
ORDER SALMONIFORMES
SALMONIDAE
Coregoninae (whitefishes)
Thymallinae (graylings)
Salmoninae (salmons, trouts, chars
and allies)
ORDER STOMIIFORMES
GONOSTOMATIDAE (bristlemouths)
STERNOPTYCHIDAE
Maurolicinae
Sternoptychinae (marine
hatchetfishes)
PHOSICHTHYIDAE (lightfishes)
STOMIIDAE
Chauliodontinae (viperfishes)
Stomiinae (scaly dragonfishes)
Astronesthinae (snaggletooths)
Melanostomiinae (scaleless black
dragonfishes)
Malacosteinae (loosejaws)
Idiacanthinae (black dragonfishes)
ORDER ATELEOPODIFORMES
ATELEOPODIDAE (jellynose fishes)
ORDER AULOPIFORMES
AULOPIDAE (aulopus)
CHLOROPHTHALMIDAE (greeneyes)
IPNOPIDAE
SCOPELARCHIDAE (pearleyes)
NOTOSUDIDAE (paperbones or waryfishes)
GIGANTURIDAE (telescopefishes)
SYNODONTIDAE
Synodontinae (lizardfishes)
Harpadontinae (Bombay ducks)
Bathysaurinae
PARALEPIDIDAE (barracudinas)
ANOTOPTERIDAE (daggertooths)
EVERMANNELLIDAE (sabertooth fishes)
OMOSUDIDAE (omosudids)
ALEPISAURIDAE (lancetfishes)
PSEUDOTRICHONOTIDAE
ORDER MYCTOPHIFORMES
NEOSCOPELIDAE (blackchins)
MYCTOPHIDAE (lanternfishes)
ORDER LAMPRIFORMES
LAMPRIDAE (opahs)
VELIFERIDAE (velifers)
LOPHOTIDAE (crestfishes)
RADIICEPHALIDAE (tapertails)
TRACHIPTERIDAE (ribbonfishes)
REGALECIDAE (oarfishes)
STYLEPHORIDAE (tube-eyes or thread-tails)
ORDER POLYMIXIIFORMES
POLYMIXIIDAE (beardfishes)
ORDER PERCOPSIFORMES
PERCOPSIDAE (trout-perches)
APHREDODERIDAE (pirate perches)
AMBLYOPSIDAE (cavefishes)
ORDER GADIFORMES
MURAENOLEPIDIDAE (eel cods)
BREGMACEROTIDAE (codlets)
EUCLICHTHYIDAE (eucla cods)
MACROURIDAE (grenadiers or rattails)
Bathygadinae
Macrouroidinae (southern hakes)
Trachyrincinae
Macrourinae
MORIDAE (deepsea cods)
MELANONIDAE (pelagic cods)
GADIDAE (cods and haddocks)
LOTIDAE (hakes and burbots)
PHYCIDAE (phycid hakes)
MERLUCCIIDAE (merluccid hakes)
Merlucciinae
Steindachneriinae
ORDER OPHIDIIFORMES
OPHIDIIDAE (cuskeels)
Brotulinae
Brotulotaeniinae
Ophidiinae
Neobythitinae
CARAPIDAE
Carapinae (pearlfishes)
Pyramodontinae (pyramodontines)
BYTHITIDAE (livebearing brotulas)
Bythitinae
Brosmophycinae
APHYONIDAE (aphyonids)
PARABROTULIDAE (false brotulas)
ORDER BATRACHOIDIFORMES
BATRACHOIDIDAE (toadfishes)
ORDER LOPHIIFORMES (anglerfishes)
LOPHIIDAE (goosefishes or monkfishes)
ANTENNARIIDAE (frogfishes)
TETRABRACHIIDAE
LOPHICHTHYIDAE
BRACHIONICHTHYIDAE (warty anglerfishes)
CHAUNACIDAE (sea toads)
OGCOCEPHALIDAE (batfishes)
SUBORDER CERATIOIDEI (deepsea anglerfishes)
CAULOPHRYNIDAE
NEOCERATIIDAE
MELANOCETIDAE
HIMANTOLOPHIDAE (footballfishes)
DICERATIIDAE
ONEIRODIDAE
THAUMATICHTHYIDAE
CENTROPHRYNIDAE
CERATIIDAE (seadevils)
GIGANTACTINIDAE (whipnoses)
LINOPHRYNIDAE
ORDER GOBIESOCIFORMES
GOBIESOCIDAE
Gobiesocinae (clingfihes)
Cheilobranchinae
ORDER ATHERINIFORMES
BEDOTIIDAE
MELANOTAENIIDAE (rainbowfishes)
PSEUDOMUGILIDAE (blue eyes)
ATHERINIDAE (silversides)
Athrinopsinae
Menidiinae
Atherioninae
Atherininae
NOTOCHEIRIDAE
TELMATHERINIDAE
DENTATHERINIDAE
PHALLOSTETHIDAE
ORDER CYPRINODONTIFORMES
APLOCHEILIDAE
Aplocheilinae (Old World rivulines)
Rivulinae (New World rivulines)
PROFUNDULIDAE
FUNDULIDAE (topminnows and killifishes)
VALENCIIDAE
GOODEIDAE
Empetrichthyinae
Goodeinae (goodeids)
POECILIIDAE
Poeciliinae (livebearers)
Fluviphylacinae
Aplocheilichthyinae
CYPRINODONTIDAE (pupfishes)
Cubanichthyinae
Cyprinodontinae
ANABLEPIDAE
Anablepinae (four-eyed fishes)
Jenynsiinae (jenynsiids)
Oxyzygonectinae
ORDER BELONIFORMES
SCOMBERESOCIDAE (sauries)
BELONIDAE (needlefishes)
HEMIRAMPHIDAE (halfbeaks)
EXOCOETIDAE (flyingfishes)
ADRIANICHTHYIDAE
Oryziinae (medakas or ricefishes)
Adrianichthyinae (adrianichthyids)
Horaichthyinae
ORDER STEPHANOBERYCIFORMES
STEPHANOBERYCIDAE (pricklefishes)
HISPIDOBERYCIDAE
MELAMPHAIDAE (bigscales)
GIBBERICHTHYIDAE (gibberfishes)
ORDER BERYCIFORMES
MONOCENTRIDAE (pinecone fishes)
ANOMALOPIDAE (lanterneye fishes)
DIRETMIDAE (spinyfins)
ANOPLOGASTERIDAE (fangtooths)
BERYCIDAE (berycids or alfonsinos)
HOLOCENTRIDAE (squirrelfishes and soldierfishes)
ORDER CETOMIMIFORMES
MIRAPINNIDAE (hairyfishes and ribbontails)
MEGALOMYCTERIDAE (largenose fishes)
RONDELETIIDAE (redmouth whalefishes)
BARBOURISIIDAE (velvet whalefishes)
CETOMIMIDAE (whalefishes)
ORDER ZEIFORMES
PARAZENIDAE
MACRUROCYTTIDAE
ZEIDAE (dories)
OREOSOMATIDAE (oreos)
GRAMMICOLEPIDIDAE (diamond dories)
CAPROIDAE (boarfishes)
INCERTAE SEDIS
ELASSOMATIDAE (pygmy sunfishes)
ORDER GASTEROSTEIFORMES
HYPOPTYCHIDAE (sand-eels)
GASTEROSTEIDAE (sticklebacks)
AULORHYNCHIDAE (tubesnouts)
INDOSTOMIDAE
PEGASIDAE (seamoths)
ORDER SYNGNATHIFORMES
AULOSTOMIDAE (trumpetfishes)
FISTULARIIDAE (cornetfishes)
CENTRISCIDAE
Macroramphosinae (snipefishes)
Centriscinae (shrimpfishes)
SOLENOSTOMIDAE (ghost pipefishes)
SYNGNATHIDAE
Syngnathinae (pipefishes)
Hippocampinae (seahorses)
ORDER SYNBRANCHIFORMES
SYNBRANCHIDAE (swamp-eels)
MASTACEMBELIDAE (spiny-eels)
CHAUDHURIIDAE
ORDER SCORPAENIFORMES
SUBORDER SCORPAENOIDEI
SEBASTIDAE
Sebastinae (rockfishes and rockcods)
Sebastolobinae (thornyheads)
SETARCHIDAE
NEOSEBASTIDAE
SCORPAENIDAE
Scorpaeninae (scorpionfishes)
Pteroinae (turkeyfishes and lionfishes)
APISTIDAE
TETRAROGIDAE (waspfishes)
SYNANCEIIDAE
Minoinae
Choridactylinae
Synanceiinae (stonefishes and allies)
CARACANTHIDAE (coral crouchers)
APLOACTINIDAE (velvetfishes)
PATAECIDAE (prowfishes)
GNATHANACANTHIDAE (red velvetfishes)
CONGIOPODIDAE (horsefishes)
SUBORDER DACTYLOPTEROIDEI
DACTYLOPTERIDAE (helmet gurnards)
SUBORDER PLATYCEPHALOIDEI
PLECTROGENIDAE
PARABEMBRIDAE
BEMBRIDAE (deepwater flatheads)
TRIGLIDAE (searobins)
PERISTEDIIDAE (armored gurnards)
HOPLICHTHYIDAE (spiny flatheads)
PLATYCEPHALIDAE (flatheads)
SUBORDER ANOPLOPOMATOIDEI
ANOPLOPOMATIDAE (sablefishes and skilfishes)
SUBORDER ZANIOLEPIDOIDEI
ZANIOLEPIDIDAE
SUBORDER HEXAGRAMMOIDEI
HEXAGRAMMIDAE
Hexagramminae (greenlings)
Pleurogramminae (atka mackerels)
Ophiodontinae (lingcods)
SUBORDER NORMANICHTHYOIDEI
NORMANICHTHYIDAE
SUBORDER COTTOIDEI
RAMPHOCOTTIDAE (grunt sculpins)
EREUNIIDAE
BATHYLUTICHTHYIDAE
COTTIDAE (sculpins)
COTTOCOMEPHORIDAE
COMEPHORIDAE (Baikal oilfishes)
ABYSSOCOTTIDAE
HEMITRIPTERIDAE
PSYCHROLUTIDAE (fatheads)
AGONIDAE (poachers)
CYCLOPTERIDAE
Cyclopterinae (lumpsuckers)
Liparinae (snailfishes)
ORDER PERCIFORMES
SUBORDER PERCOIDEI (includes incertae sedis taxa)
CENTROPOMIDAE
Centropominae (snooks)
Latinae
AMBASSIDAE
PERCICHTHYIDAE (temperate basses)
ACROPOMATIDAE (lanternbellies)
MORONIDAE
POLYPRIONIDAE (wreckfishes)
DINOPERCIDAE (cavebasses)
SERRANIDAE (sea basses and groupers)
Serraninae
Anthiinae
Epinephelinae (groupers)
Liopropomatinae
Grammistinae (soapfishes)
OSTRACOBERYCIDAE
SYMPHYSANODONTIDAE
CENTROGENIIDAE
PSEUDOCHROMIDAE (dottybacks)
Pseudochrominae
Pseudoplesiopinae
Anisochrominae
Congrogadinae (eelblennies)
GRAMMATIDAE (basslets)
CALLANTHIIDAE
PLESIOPIDAE
Plesiopinae
Acanthoclininae (spiny basslets)
NOTOGRAPTIDAE
OPISTOGNATHIDAE (jawfishes)
TERAPONTIDAE (grunters or tigerfishes)
BANJOSIDAE
KUHLIIDAE (flagtails or aholeholes)
CENTRARCHIDAE (sunfishes and freshwater basses)
PERCIDAE (perches and darters)
PRIACANTHIDAE (bigeyes)
APOGONIDAE (cardinalfishes)
EPIGONIDAE
DINOLESTIDAE
SILLAGINIDAE (sillagos)
MALACANTHIDAE
Malacanthinae (sand tilefishes)
Latilinae (tilefishes)
LACTARIIDAE (false trevallies)
SCOMBROPIDAE (gnomefishes)
POMATOMIDAE (bluefishes)
RACHYCENTRIDAE (cobias)
ECHENEIDAE (remoras and sharksuckers)
CARANGIDAE (jacks, amberjacks, pompanos)
NEMATISTIIDAE (roosterfishes)
CORYPHAENIDAE (dolphins or dolphinfishes)
MENIDAE (moonfishes)
LEIOGNATHIDAE (ponyfishes or slipmouths)
BRAMIDAE (pomfrets)
CARISTIIDAE (veilfins or manefishes)
ARRIPIDAE (Australian salmons)
EMMELICHTHYIDAE (rovers)
LUTJANIDAE (snappers)
CAESIONIDAE (fusiliers)
LOBOTIDAE (tripletails)
COIIDAE (tigerperches)
GERREIDAE (mojarras)
HAEMULIDAE (grunts)
INERMIIDAE (bonnetmouths)
SPARIDAE (porgys and seabreams)
CENTRACANTHIDAE
LETHRINIDAE (emperors)
NEMIPTERIDAE (threadfin breams and spinycheeks)
SCIAENIDAE (croakers and drums)
POLYNEMIDAE (threadfins)
MULLIDAE (goatfishes)
PEMPHERIDAE (sweepers)
GLAUCOSOMATIDAE
LEPTOBRAMIDAE (beachsalmon)
BATHYCLUPEIDAE (bathyclupeids)
TOXOTIDAE (archerfishes)
DICHISTIIDAE (galjoens)
KYPHOSIDAE (sea chubs)
Girellinae (nibblers)
Kyphosinae (rudderfishes)
Scorpidinae (halfmoons)
Microcanthinae
PARASCORPIDIDAE (jutjaws)
DREPANIDAE (sicklefishes)
MONODACTYLIDAE (moonies)
CHAETODONTIDAE (butterflyfishes)
POMACANTHIDAE (angelfishes)
ENOPLOSIDAE (oldwives)
PENTACEROTIDAE (armorheads)
NANDIDAE (leaffishes)
Nandinae
Pristolepidinae
Badinae
OPLEGNATHIDAE (knifejaws)
CIRRHITIDAE (hawkfishes)
CHIRONEMIDAE (kelpfishes)
APLODACTYLIDAE
CHEILODACTYLIDAE (fingerfins or morwongs)
LATRIDAE (trumpeters)
SUBORDER MUGILOIDEI
MUGILIDAE (mullets)
SUBORDER LABROIDEI
CICHLIDAE (cichlids)
EMBIOTOCIDAE (surfperches)
POMACENTRIDAE (damselfishes and anemonefishes)
LABRIDAE (wrasses)
ODACIDAE
SCARIDAE (parrotfishes)
Scarinae
Sparisomatinae
SUBORDER ZOARCOIDEI
BATHYMASTERIDAE (ronquils)
ZOARCIDAE (eelpouts)
STICHAEIDAE (pricklebacks)
CRYPTACANTHODIDAE (wrymouths)
PHOLIDAE (gunnels)
ANARHICHADIDAE (wolffishes)
PTILICHTHYIDAE (quillfishes)
ZAPRORIDAE (prowfishes)
SUBORDER NOTOTHENIOIDEI
BOVICHTIDAE (bovichtids)
NOTOTHENIIDAE (notothens)
HARPAGIFERIDAE (plunderfishes)
BATHYDRACONIDAE (Antarctic dragonfishes)
CHANNICHTHYIDAE (crocodile icefishes)
SUBORDER TRACHINOIDEI
CHIASMODONTIDAE (swallowers)
CHAMPSODONTIDAE (gapers)
TRICHODONTIDAE (sandfishes)
AMMODYTIDAE (sand lances)
TRACHINIDAE (weeverfishes)
URANOSCOPIDAE (stargazers)
TRICHONOTIDAE (sand divers)
CREEDIIDAE (sand burrowers)
LEPTOSCOPIDAE
PERCOPHIDAE (duckbills)
Percophinae
Bembropinae
Hemerocoetinae
PINGUIPEDIDAE (sandperches)
SUBORDER PHOLIDICHTHYOIDEI
PHOLIDICHTHYIDAE (convict-blennies)
SUBORDER BLENNIOIDEI
TRIPTERYGIIDAE (threefin blennies)
LABRISOMIDAE (labrisomids)
CLINIDAE (clinids and klipfishes)
CHAENOPSIDAE (pikeblennies)
DACTYLOSCOPIDAE (sand stargazers)
BLENNIIDAE (blennies)
SUBORDER ICOSTEOIDEI
ICOSTEIDAE (ragfishes)
SUBORDER CALLIONYMOIDEI
CALLIONYMIDAE (dragonets)
DRACONETTIDAE (draconettids)
SUBORDER SCHINDLERIOIDEI
SCHINDLERIIDAE
SUBORDER GOBIOIDEI
RHYACICHTHYIDAE (loach gobies)
ODONTOBUTIDAE
ELEOTRIDAE (sleepers)
GOBIIDAE (gobies)
KRAEMERIIDAE (sand darts)
MICRODESMIDAE
Microdesminae (wormfishes)
Ptereleotrinae
XENISTHMIDAE
SUBORDER KURTOIDEI
KURTIDAE (nurseryfishes)
SUBORDER ACANTHUROIDEI
EPHIPPIDAE (spadefishes, batfishes and scats)
SCATOPHAGIDAE (scats)
SIGANIDAE (rabbitfishes)
LUVARIDAE (luvars)
ZANCLIDAE (moorish idols)
ACANTHURIDAE (surgeonfishes and unicornfishes)
SUBORDER SCOMBROLABRACOIDEI
SCOMBROLABRACIDAE (black mackerels)
SUBORDER SPHYRAENOIDEI
SPHYRAENIDAE (barracudas)
SUBORDER SCOMBROIDEI
GEMPYLIDAE (snake mackerels)
Aphanopodinae
Lepidopinae
Trichiurinae
XIPHIIDAE (swordfishes)
ISTIOPHORIDAE (billfishes and marlins)
SCOMBRIDAE (mackerels, tunas and bonitos)
SUBORDER STROMATEOIDEI
AMARSIPIDAE (amarsipids)
CENTROLOPHIDAE (medusafishes)
NOMEIDAE (flotsamfishes or driftfishes)
ARIOMMATIDAE (ariommatids)
TETRAGONURIDAE (squaretails)
STROMATEIDAE (butterfishes)
SUBORDER ANABANTOIDEI
ANABANTIDAE (climbing gouramies)
BELONTIIDAE (gouramies and allies)
HELOSTOMATIDAE (kissing gouramies)
OSPHRONEMIDAE (giant gouramies)
LUCIOCEPHALIDAE (pikeheads)
SUBORDER CHANNOIDEI
CHANNIDAE (snakeheads)
ORDER PLEURONECTIFORMES
PSETTODIDAE (psettodids)
CITHARIDAE
SCOPHTHALMIDAE
PARALICHTHYIDAE
BOTHIDAE (lefteye flounders)
ACHIROPSETTIDAE
PLEURONECTIDAE (righteye flounders)
Poecilopsettinae
Rhombosoleinae
Pleuronectinae
Paralichthodinae
SAMARIDAE
ACHIRIDAE
SOLEIDAE (soles)
CYNOGLOSSIDAE (tonguefishes)
Symphurinae
Cynoglossinae
ORDER TETRAODONTIFORMES
TRIACANTHODIDAE (spikefishes)
TRIACANTHIDAE (triplespines)
BALISTIDAE (triggerfishes)
MONACANTHIDAE (filefishes)
OSTRACIIDAE (boxfishes)
Aracaninae
Ostraciinae
TRIODONTIDAE (threetooth puffers)
TETRAODONTIDAE (puffers)
DIODONTIDAE (porcupinefishes and burrfishes)
MOLIDAE (molas or ocean sunfishes)
CLASS SARCOPTERYGII
ORDER COELACANTHIFORMES
LATIMERIIDAE (coelacanths)
ORDER CERATODONTIFORMES
CERATODONTIDAE (Australian lungfishes)
ORDER LEPIDOSIRENIFORMES
LEPIDOSIRENIDAE (South American lungfishes)
PROTOPTERIDAE (African lungfishes)
