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 Ostarioclupeomorpha Arratia, 1997 see Cohort Otocephala Johnson & Patterson, 1996
                             Superorder Ostariophysi Sagemehl, 1885
                               Series Otophysi Rosen & Greenwood, 1970 see Section Otophysa Rosen & Greenwood, 1970
                                 Cypriniphysi Fink & Fink, 1981
                                   Characiphysi Fink & Fink, 1981 see Subseries Characiphysi Fink & Fink, 1981
                                     Order Characiformes Goodrich, 1909 - characins
                                       Suborder Characoidei
                                         Superfamily Alestioidea Nelson, 2006, nom. illeg. see Superfamily Alestoidea Cockerell, 1910
                                           Family Alestiidae Nelson, 2006, nom. illeg. - African tetras see Family Alestidae Cockerell, 1910
                                             01 Genus Alestes Müller & Troschel, 1844
                                             02 Genus Brycinus Valenciennes, 1850
                                             03 Genus Bryconaethiops Günther, 1873
                                             04 Genus Clupeocharax Pellegrin, 1926
                                             05 Genus Hemigrammopetersius Pellegrin, 1926
                                             06 Genus Hydrocynus Cuvier, 1816
                                             07 Genus Ladigesia Géry, 1968
                                             08 Genus Micralestes Boulenger, 1899
                                             09 Genus Nannopetersius Hoedeman, 1956
                                             10 Genus Petersius Hilgendorf, 1894
                                             11 Genus Phenacogrammus Eigenmann, 1907
                                             12 Genus Rhabdalestes Hoedeman, 1951
                                             13 Genus Tricuspidalestes Poll, 1967