Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri

Subsequent positions

Cyprinae (Superorder) Wiley & Johnson, 2010

Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 137.

Current position

Cypriniphysae (Superorder)

Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 16.

Alternative positions

Actinopteri (Class) Cope, 1871	Ref: R. van der Laan et al., 2021: (4 Feb 2025); ECoF(4 Feb 2025).
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 28.
Actinopterygii (Subclass) Woodward, 1891	Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 872.
Cyprinae (Superorder) Wiley & Johnson, 2010	Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 126. [new position]
Cypriniphysi ([unranked]) Fink & Fink, 1981	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 139.
Cypriniphysi (Subseries) Fink & Fink, 1981	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 180.
Ostariophysi (Division) Sagemehl, 1885	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 392.
Ostariophysi (Superorder) Sagemehl, 1885	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 605.
Otophysa (Section) Rosen & Greenwood, 1970	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 65.

Historical positions

Otophysa (Section) Rosen & Greenwood, 1970	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 65.
Cypriniphysae (Superorder)	Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 16, fig. 1.
Cypriniphysi (Subseries) Fink & Fink, 1981	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 180, fig. (p. 175).
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 28.
Cyprinae (Superorder) Wiley & Johnson, 2010	Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 126, 137. [new position]
Cypriniphysi ([unranked]) Fink & Fink, 1981	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 139; 138.
Ostariophysi (Division) Sagemehl, 1885	Ref: M.J. Benton, 2005: 392.
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891	Ref: 1998
Actinopterygii (Class) Woodward, 1891	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2455.
Ostariophysi (Superorder) Sagemehl, 1885	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 605.
Actinopterygii (Subclass) Woodward, 1891	Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 872; 1114.
Ostariophysi (Superorder) Sagemehl, 1885	Ref: T.I. Storer et al., 1979: 683.
Teleostei (Superorder) Bonaparte, 1836	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	23f;523g;3937s;116ss; ‡2g;16s;2ss; †1f;16g;41s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 26 May 2025	[23f;523g; ‡2g; †1f]
2018	R. van der Laan: 66	[23f; †1f]
2017	R. Betancur-R et al.: 16	[23f]
2016	J.S. Nelson et al.: 193	[13f; †1f]
2004-2016	W.N. Eschmeyer	[6f]
2011	W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 28	7f
2010	E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson: 137	6f
2000		300s; †17s
1998	W.N. Eschmeyer	6f
1988	R.L. Carroll: 606	[6f]
1982	R.A. Fritzsche: 872	2so;25[22]f;>3000s
1973-1975	B. Grzimek	3so*