Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
     Infraclass Teleostei Müller, 1845 see Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
       Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996 - crown-group Teleostei
         Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
           Cohort Euteleosteomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966 see Subcohort Euteleosteomorpha Greenwood et al., 1966
             Subcohort Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al., 1966 see Infracohort Protacanthopterygii Greenwood et al., 1966
               Order Argentiniformes Johnson & Patterson, 1996 - marine smelts
                 1 Suborder Argentinoidei Bertelsen, 1958 see Order Argentiniformes Johnson & Patterson, 1996
                 2 Suborder Alepocephaloidei see Order Alepocephaliformes