Concise hierarchy

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

Subsequent positions

Polymixioidei (Suborder) Patterson, 1964

Ref: C. Patterson, 1964: 263, 372.

Current position

Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838

Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 73; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).

Alternative positions

Beryciformes (Order) Günther, 1880	Ref: [Anonymous], 1998
Polymixiodei (Suborder) Carroll, 1988, nom. null.	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 608.
Polymixioidei (Suborder) Patterson, 1964	Ref: B. Grzimek, 1973-1975

Historical positions

Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: R. van der Laan, 2018: 73.
Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: R. Betancur-R et al., 2017: 21.
Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: J.S. Nelson et al., 2016: 286.
Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 2004-2016: 24 Jan 2006.
Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong, 2011: 31.
Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 147.
Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: J.S. Nelson, 2006: 231.
Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: N. Bailly et al., 2001: 365.
Beryciformes (Order) Günther, 1880	Ref: 1998
Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2466.
Polymixiodei (Suborder) Carroll, 1988, nom. null.	Ref: R.L. Carroll, 1988: 608.
Polymixiiformes (Order) Lowe, 1838	Ref: R.A. Fritzsche, 1982: 886.

Number of Subtaxa

2025	Available in Systema Naturae 2000	1g;10s; †6g
1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000: 24 Jun 2025	[1g;10s]
2011	W.N. Eschmeyer & J.D. Fong: 31	1g;10s
2010	E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson: 147	[1g]
1982	R.A. Fritzsche: 886	1g;3s