Concise hierarchy

(Kingdom) Animalia - (Phylum) Chordata - (Class) Actinopteri - (Order) Cypriniformes - (Family) Danionidae

Phylogeny

Polyphyletic (poly)

Ref: S. He et al., 2004: 137.

Current position

Danionidae (Family) Bleeker, 1863

Ref: R. van der Laan et al., 2021: (4 Feb 2025); ECoF(4 Feb 2025).

Alternative positions

Cyprinidae (Family) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975
Leuciscini (Series)	Ref: X. Chen et al., 1984

Historical positions

Cyprinidae (Family) Rafinesque, 1815	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 142. [invalid/synonym] [implicit]
Leuciscini (Series)	Ref: S. He et al., 2004: 137.
Leuciscini (Series)	Ref: X. Chen et al., 1984

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	10g;68s
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 22 May 2025	[10g]
2004-2016	W.N. Eschmeyer: 3 Jan 2014	[39[40]g]