Fish Taxonomy

Nota:

• The Jawless Fishes

1. Order Myxiniformes
   1. Family Myxinidae

      Nota:

      • Hagfishes
2. Order Petromyzontiformes
   1. Family Petromyzontidae

      Nota:

      • Lampreys

Nota:

• The Cartilaginous fishes

1. Subclass Elasmobranchii
   1. Order Squaliformes

      Nota:

      • dogfish sharks
   2. Order Squantiformes

      Nota:

      • angel sharks
   3. Order Hexanchiformes

      Nota:

      • 6/7 gill sharks
   4. Order Pristiophoriformes

      Nota:

      • Saw sharks
   5. Order Echinorhiniformes

      Nota:

      • Bramble sharks
   6. Order Heterodontiformes

      Nota:

      • Bullhead sharks
   7. Order Orectolobiformes

      Nota:

      • Carpet sharks
   8. Order Lamniformes

      Nota:

      • Mackerel sharks
   9. Order Carcharhiniformes

      Nota:

      • Ground sharks
   10. Order Rajiformes

       Nota:

       • Skates
       1. Family Rhinobatidae

          Nota:

          • Guitarfishes
       2. Family Rajidae

          Nota:

          • Skates
   11. Order Torpediniformes

       Nota:

       • Electric rays
   12. Order Rhinopristiformes

       Nota:

       • Guitarfishes and sawfishes
   13. Order Myliobatiformes

       Nota:

       • Stingrays
       1. Family Urotrygonidae

          Nota:

          • American round stingrays
       2. Family Dasyatidae

          Nota:

          • Whiptail stingrays
       3. Family Gymnuridae

          Nota:

          • Butterfly rays
2. Subclass Holocephali
   1. Order Chimaeriformes
      1. Family Chimaeridae

         Nota:

         • Chimaeras or ratfishes

Nota:

• The Bony Fishes

1. Subclass Actinopterygii
   1. Infraclass Teleostei

      Nota:

      • Bony fishes
      1. Elopomorpha
         1. Order Anguilliformes
      2. Osteoglossomorpha
      3. Clupeomorpha
         1. Order Clupeiformes
      4. Alepocephali
      5. Ostariophysi
         1. Order Cypriniformes
         2. Order Characiformes
         3. Order Siluriformes
         4. Order Gymnotiformes
      6. Protacanthopterygii
         1. Order Salmoniformes
      7. Osmeromorpha
         1. Order Osmeriformes
         2. Order Stomiiformes
      8. Ateleopodomorpha
      9. Cyclosquamata
      10. Lampriomorpha
      11. Paracanthopterygii
          1. Order Gadiformes
      12. Berycida
      13. Percomorpha
          1. Order Gobiiformes
          2. Order Blenniiformes
      14. Scopelomorpha
   2. Order Amniformes

      Nota:

      • Bowfin
   3. OrderPolypteriformes

      Nota:

      • Bichirs
   4. Order Acipensiformes

      Nota:

      • Sturgeons and paddlefishes
   5. Order Lepisosteiformes

      Nota:

      • Gars
2. Subclass Sarcopterygii
   1. Class Coelacanthiformes

      Nota:

      • Coelacanths
   2. Order Ceratodontiformes

      Nota:

      • Lungfishes
   3. Tetrapoda