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
                               Eurypterygii Rosen, 1973 - eurypterygians see Infracohort Eurypterygia Rosen, 1973
                                 Ctenosquamata - ctenosquamates see Section Ctenosquamata Rosen, 1973
                                   Acanthomorpha Rosen, 1973 - spiny-rayed fishes see Subsection Acanthomorphata Rosen, 1973
                                     Euacanthomorpha Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                       Holacanthopterygii Johnson & Patterson, 1993
                                         Superorder Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969 see Division Acanthopterygii Rosen & Patterson, 1969
                                           Series Percomorpha see Division Percomorphacea Wiley & Johnson, 2010
                                             Order Gasterosteiformes Gill, 1872 - sticklebacks see Infraorder Gasterosteales
                                               Suborder Syngnathoidei Berg, 1940
                                                 Infraorder Syngnatha Pietsch, 1978
                                                   Superfamily Syngnathoidea Pietsch, 1978
                                                     Family Syngnathidae Bonaparte, 1831 - pipefishes and seahorses
                                                       Subfamily Syngnathinae Bonaparte, 1831 - tail-brooding pipefishes
                                                         01 Genus Acentronura Kaup, 1853
                                                         02 Genus Anarchopterus Hubbs, 1935
                                                         03 Genus Bhanotia Hora, 1926
                                                         04 Genus Bryx Herald, 1940
                                                         05 Genus Bulbonaricus Herald, 1953
                                                         06 Genus Campichthys Whitley, 1931
                                                         07 Genus Choeroichthys Kaup, 1856
                                                         08 Genus Corythoichthys Kaup, 1853
                                                         09 Genus Cosmocampus Dawson, 1979
                                                         10 Genus Doryichthys Kaup, 1856 see Genus Microphis Kaup, 1853
                                                         11 Genus Doryrhamphus Kaup, 1856
                                                         12 Genus Enneacampus Dawson, 1981
                                                         13 Genus Festucalex Whitley, 1931
                                                         14 Genus Halicampus Kaup, 1856
                                                         15 Genus Heraldia Paxton, 1975
                                                         16 Genus Hippichthys Bleeker, 1849
                                                         17 Genus Leptonotus Kaup, 1853
                                                         18 Genus Lissocampus Waite & Hale, 1921
                                                         19 Genus Micrognathus Duncker, 1912
                                                         20 Genus Microphis Kaup, 1853
                                                         21 Genus Nerophis Rafinesque, 1810
                                                         22 Genus Nannocampus Günther, 1870
                                                         23 Genus Penetopteryx Lunel, 1881
                                                         24 Genus Phyllopteryx Swainson, 1839
                                                         25 Genus Siokunichthys Herald, 1953
                                                         26 Genus Solegnathus Swainson, 1839
                                                         27 Genus Syngnathoides Bleeker, 1851
                                                         28 Genus Syngnathus Linnaeus, 1758 - pipefish