Fish Taxonomy

Annotations:

• The Jawless Fishes

1. Order Myxiniformes
   1. Family Myxinidae

      Annotations:

      • Hagfishes
2. Order Petromyzontiformes
   1. Family Petromyzontidae

      Annotations:

      • Lampreys

Annotations:

• The Cartilaginous fishes

1. Subclass Elasmobranchii
   1. Order Squaliformes

      Annotations:

      • dogfish sharks
   2. Order Squantiformes

      Annotations:

      • angel sharks
   3. Order Hexanchiformes

      Annotations:

      • 6/7 gill sharks
   4. Order Pristiophoriformes

      Annotations:

      • Saw sharks
   5. Order Echinorhiniformes

      Annotations:

      • Bramble sharks
   6. Order Heterodontiformes

      Annotations:

      • Bullhead sharks
   7. Order Orectolobiformes

      Annotations:

      • Carpet sharks
   8. Order Lamniformes

      Annotations:

      • Mackerel sharks
   9. Order Carcharhiniformes

      Annotations:

      • Ground sharks
   10. Order Rajiformes

       Annotations:

       • Skates
       1. Family Rhinobatidae

          Annotations:

          • Guitarfishes
       2. Family Rajidae

          Annotations:

          • Skates
   11. Order Torpediniformes

       Annotations:

       • Electric rays
   12. Order Rhinopristiformes

       Annotations:

       • Guitarfishes and sawfishes
   13. Order Myliobatiformes

       Annotations:

       • Stingrays
       1. Family Urotrygonidae

          Annotations:

          • American round stingrays
       2. Family Dasyatidae

          Annotations:

          • Whiptail stingrays
       3. Family Gymnuridae

          Annotations:

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

         Annotations:

         • Chimaeras or ratfishes

Annotations:

• The Bony Fishes

1. Subclass Actinopterygii
   1. Infraclass Teleostei

      Annotations:

      • 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

      Annotations:

      • Bowfin
   3. OrderPolypteriformes

      Annotations:

      • Bichirs
   4. Order Acipensiformes

      Annotations:

      • Sturgeons and paddlefishes
   5. Order Lepisosteiformes

      Annotations:

      • Gars
2. Subclass Sarcopterygii
   1. Class Coelacanthiformes

      Annotations:

      • Coelacanths
   2. Order Ceratodontiformes

      Annotations:

      • Lungfishes
   3. Tetrapoda