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
       1 [plesion] Family †Pholidophoridae Wagner, 1860
       2.1 [plesion] Family †Leptolepidae Owen, 1860 see Family Leptolepididae Owen, 1860, nom. praeval.
       2.2.1 [plesion] Genus †Tharsis Giebel, 1847
       2.2.2.1 [plesion] Family †Varasichthyidae Arratia, 1981
       2.2.2.2.1 [plesion] Order †Ichthyodectiformes Bardack & Sprinkle, 1969
       2.2.2.2.2 Supercohort Teleocephala de Pinna, 1996 - crown-group Teleostei