Superphylum Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908 - deuterostomes see Infrakingdom Deuterostomia Grobben, 1908
   Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
     Subphylum Craniata auct.
       Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
         Myopterygii Janvier, 1978 - myopterygians
           Superclass Gnathostomata Gegenbaur, 1874 - jawed vertebrates
             Grade Teleostomi Bonaparte, 1836 see Clade Pan-Osteichthyes Rowe 2004 [Moore & Near 2020]
               Euteleostomi - bony vertebrates see Clade Osteichthyes Huxley 1880 [Moore & Near 2020]
                 Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
                   Subclass Neopterygii Regan, 1923
                     Division Teleostei Müller, 1845
                       Elopocephala Arratia, 1999 see Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996
                         Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977 see Cohort Clupeocephala Patterson & Rosen, 1977
                           Subdivision Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966 [monophyletic?] see Cohort Euteleostei Greenwood et al., 1966
                             Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969 - neoteleosts see Infracohort Neoteleostei Nelson, 1969
                               Superorder Stenopterygii [monotypic]
                                 Order Stomiiformes Rosen, 1973 - dragonfishes
                                   Suborder Phosichthyoidei see Suborder Stomioidei
                                     Family Stomiidae Bleeker, 1859, nom. praeval. - dragonfishes
                                       Subfamily Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927 - scaleless black dragonfishes
                                         01.1 Genus Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882 - dragonfish
                                         01.2 Genus Grammatostomias Goode & Bean, 1896
                                         01.3 Genus Eustomias Vaillant, 1884
                                         02 Genus Chirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930
                                         03 Genus Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
                                         04 Genus Flagellostomias Parr, 1927
                                         05 Genus Leptostomias Gilbert, 1905
                                         06 Genus Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
                                         07 Genus Odontostomias Norman, 1930
                                         08 Genus Opostomias Günther, 1887
                                         09 Genus Pachystomias Günther, 1887
                                         10 Genus Parabathophilus Matallanas, 1984 see Genus Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
                                         11 Genus Photonectes Günther, 1887
                                         12 Genus Tactostoma Bolin, 1939
                                         13 Genus Thysanactis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
                                         14 Genus Trigonolampa Regan & Trewavas, 1930