Taxonomic names from J. S. Nelson et al. 2016

  • Acestrorhynchinae, subfamily [Acestrorhynchidae]
  • Acheilognathinae, subfamily () [Cyprinidae]
  • Agoniatinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Ailiidae, family [Ailiidae]
  • Alepocephali, superorder () [Actinopteri]
  • Alestoidea, superfamily [Characiformes]
  • Amarsipidae, family [Amarsipidae]
  • Amphiliinae, subfamily [Amphiliidae]
  • Amphioxiformes, order [Amphioxiformes]
  • Anaspida, class (Traquair) [Anaspida]
  • Anaspidiformes, order [Anaspidiformes]
  • Anaspidomorphi, superclass [Anaspidomorphi]
  • Angistrinae, subfamily [Loricariidae]
  • Aphyocharacinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Aphyoditeinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Aphyonidae, family () [Bythitidae]
  • Aploactinidae, family () [Aploactinidae]
  • Appendicularia, class [Appendicularia]
  • Araripchthyiformes, order [Araripchthyiformes]
  • Archipelepidiformes, order [Archipelepidiformes]
  • Aspredininae, subfamily [Aspredinidae]
  • Asymmetrontidae, family [Epigonichthyidae]
  • Auchenoglanididae, family [Auchenoglanididae]
  • Austroglanididae, family [Austroglanididae]
  • Badidae, family [Badidae]
  • Balitoridae, family [Balitoridae]
  • Barbuccidae, family [Barbuccidae]
  • Bathylaconidae, family, Parr 1948 [Bathylaconidae]
  • Bathylutichthyidae, family [Bathylutichthyidae]
  • Bathymyrinae, subfamily [Congridae]
  • Bathysauroididae, family [Bathysauroididae]
  • Batrachoidida [Actinopteri]
  • Bembridae, family [Bembridae]
  • Berycida [Actinopteri]
  • Bivibranchiini, tribe [Hemiodontidae]
  • Brachythoracoidei, suborder [Arthrodira]
  • Branchiostomatidae, family () [Branchiostomatidae]
  • Brochoadmonidae, family [Brochoadmonidae]
  • Bryconinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Bunocephalinae, subfamily [Aspredinidae]
  • Callanthiidae, family [Callanthiidae]
  • Callichthyinae, subfamily [Callichthyidae]
  • Caproiformes, order () [Caproiformes]
  • Catostomini, tribe [Catostomidae]
  • Caturoidei, suborder (Owen 1860) [Amiiformes]
  • Cavenderichthys, Bean 2006 [Ichthyodectiformes]
  • Cephaloxenidae, family [Cephaloxenidae]
  • Cetopsinae, subfamily [Cetopsidae]
  • Cetopsoidei, suborder [Siluriformes]
  • Chaninae, subfamily, Günther 1869 [Chanidae]
  • Characinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Characoidea, superfamily [Characiformes]
  • Charcidiinae, subfamily [Crenuchidae]
  • Cheimarrhichthyidae, family () [Cheimarrhichthyidae]
  • Cheiracanthidae, family [Cheiracanthidae]
  • Cheirodontinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Cheirolepidiformes, order [Cheirolepidiformes]
  • Chlopsoidei, suborder [Anguilliformes]
  • Chondrichthyomorphi [Chondrichthyomorphi]
  • Chondrosteiformes, order [Chondrosteiformes]
  • Chuchinolepididae, family [Chuchinolepididae]
  • Cladistia, infraclass (Cope 1870) [Cladistia]
  • Clarioidea, superfamily [Siluriformes]
  • Clupeacharacinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Cobitoidea, superfamily, Swainson 1838 [Cypriniformes]
  • Colocongridae, family [Derichthyidae]
  • Copionodontinae, subfamily [Trichomycteridae]
  • Corydoradinae, subfamily [Callichthyidae]
  • Crenuchinae, subfamily [Crenuchidae]
  • Crenuchoidea, superfamily [Characiformes]
  • Ctenacanthimorpha, superorder [Chondrichthyes]
  • Ctenodontiformes, order [Ctenodontiformes]
  • Curimatidae, family [Curimatidae]
  • Cycleptinae, subfamily, J. S. Nelson et al. 2016 [Catostomidae]
  • Cyematidae, family [Cyematidae]
  • Cypriniphysi [Actinopteri]
  • Cyprinoidea, superfamily [Cypriniformes]
  • Cyttidae, family [Cyttidae]
  • Danioninae, subfamily [Cyprinidae]
  • Dapediiformes, order [Dapediiformes]
  • Delturinae, subfamily [Loricariidae]
  • Dentatherinidae, family [Dentatherinidae]
  • Diabolepidiformes, order [Diabolepidiformes]
  • Dialipiniformes, order [Dialipiniformes]
  • Dichistiidae, family [Dichistiidae]
  • Dinolestidae, family [unclassified family]
  • Dinopercidae, family [Dinopercidae]
  • Dipnomorpha, infraclass (Ahlberg 1991) [Dipnomorpha]
  • Dipnorhynchiformes, order [Dipnorhynchiformes]
  • Doliolida, order [Doliolida]
  • Doradoidea, superfamily [Siluriformes]
  • Dorypteriformes, order [Dorypteriformes]
  • Doumeinae, subfamily [Amphiliidae]
  • Dysommatinae, subfamily [Anguilliformes]
  • Ehiravinae, subfamily [Clupeidae]
  • Elasmobranchii, infraclass (Bonaparte 1838) [Chondrichthyes]
  • Ellimmichthyinae, subfamily [Paraclupeidae]
  • Ellimmichthyoidei, suborder [Ellimmichthyiformes]
  • Ellimminae, subfamily [Paraclupeidae]
  • Ellopostomatidae, family [Ellopostomatidae]
  • Eptatretinae, subfamily () [Myxinidae]
  • Erethistidae, family [Erethistidae]
  • Erimyzontini, tribe, J. S. Nelson et al. 2016 [Catostomidae]
  • Erythrinoidea, superfamily [Characiformes]
  • Eschmeyeridae, family [Eschmeyeridae]
  • Euantiarcha, infraorder (Janvier and Pan 1982) [Antiarchiformes]
  • Eugnathostomata [Eugnathostomata]
  • Eulophiidae, family [Eulophiidae]
  • Gastromyzontidae, family [Gastromyzontidae]
  • Gerdalepididae, family [Gerdalepididae]
  • Gibberichthyidae, family [Gibberichthyidae]
  • Gladiobranchidae, family [Gladiobranchidae]
  • Glanapteryginae, subfamily [Trichomycteridae]
  • Glyptosterninae, subfamily [Sisoridae]
  • Grammatidae, family [Grammatidae]
  • Grammicolepididae, family () [Grammicolepididae]
  • Gymnocharacinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Hapalogeniidae, family [Hapalogeniidae]
  • Helogeneinae, subfamily [Cetopsidae]
  • Hemiodontinae, subfamily [Hemiodontidae]
  • Hemiodontini, tribe [Hemiodontidae]
  • Heterocharacinae, subfamily [Acestrorhynchidae]
  • Heterodontinae, subfamily [Osteoglossidae]
  • Heteromyridae, family [Muraenidae]
  • Hexanchida [Squalomorphii]
  • Hexatrygonidae, family [Hexatrygonidae]
  • Hispidoberycidae, family [Hispidoberycidae]
  • Hoplomyzontinae, subfamily [Aspredinidae]
  • Hybodonta, infraclass () [Chondrichthyes]
  • Hypoptopomatinae, subfamily [Loricariidae]
  • Hypotominae, subfamily [Loricariidae]
  • Hypsidoroidei, suborder [Siluriformes]
  • Iguanodectinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Ilyophinae, subfamily () [Anguilliformes]
  • Jianghanichthyidae, family [Jianghanichthyidae]
  • Kathemacanthidae, family [Kathemacanthidae]
  • Kneriinae, subfamily, Gunther 1868 [Kneriidae]
  • Lacantuniidae, family [Lacantuniidae]
  • Lampetrinae, subfamily [Petromyzontidae]
  • Lamprimorpha, superorder [Actinopteri]
  • Lebiasininae, subfamily [Lebiasinidae]
  • Leptoglaninae, subfamily [Amphiliidae]
  • Lestidiidae, family [Lestidiidae]
  • Lithogeneinae, subfamily [Loricariidae]
  • Loricariinae, subfamily [Loricariidae]
  • Loricarioidei, suborder () [Siluriformes]
  • Mesacanthidae, family [Mesacanthidae]
  • Microbrachiidae, family [Microbrachiidae]
  • Milyeringidae, family [Milyeringidae]
  • Monognathidae, family [Monognathidae]
  • Moringuoidei, suborder [Anguilliformes]
  • Moroniformes, order [Moroniformes]
  • Moxostomatini, tribe [Catostomidae]
  • Muraeninae, subfamily [Muraenidae]
  • Muraenolepididae, family () [Muraenolepididae]
  • Myrophinae, subfamily [Ophichthidae]
  • Myxininae, subfamily [Myxinidae]
  • Myxocyprininae, subfamily [Catostomidae]
  • Nemamyxine, Richardson 1958 [Myxinidae]
  • Neoplecostominae, subfamily [Loricariidae]
  • Normanichthyidae, family [Normanichthyidae]
  • Nothobranchiidae, family [Nothobranchiidae]
  • Notocheiridae, family [Notocheiridae]
  • Notomyxine, Nani and Gneri 1951 [Myxinidae]
  • Notopterinae, subfamily [Notopteridae]
  • Ophidiida [Actinopteri]
  • Opsariichthyinae, subfamily [Cyprinidae]
  • Oreosomatidae, family [Oreosomatidae]
  • Osmeromorpha, superorder [Actinopteri]
  • Osteolepidida, infraclass (Boulenger 1901) [Osteolepidida]
  • Palaeoesocidae, family [Palaeoesocidae]
  • Parabrotulidae, family [Parabrotulidae]
  • Paralichthodidae, family [Paralichthodidae]
  • Parascyllioidei, suborder [Orectolobiformes]
  • Peipiaosteiformes, suborder [Peipiaosteiformes]
  • Pelloninae, subfamily [Pristigasteridae]
  • Petromyzontinae, subfamily [Petromyzontidae]
  • Phlyctaenioidei, infraorder [Arthrodira]
  • Phractolaeminae, subfamily () [Kneriidae]
  • Phyllolepidoidei, suborder [Arthrodira]
  • Platyrhinoidei, suborder [Myliobatiformes]
  • Plesiobatidae, family [Plesiobatidae]
  • Polymerolepidiformes, order [Polymerolepidiformes]
  • Poracanthodidae, family [Poracanthodidae]
  • Porolepidae, family [Porolepidae]
  • Porolepimorpha, superorder [Dipnomorpha]
  • Pristolepididae, family [Pristolepididae]
  • Profundulidae, family [Profundulidae]
  • Protacrodontiformes, order [Protacrodontiformes]
  • Protanguillidae, family [Protanguillidae]
  • Protanguilloidei, suborder [Anguilliformes]
  • Prototroctidae, family [Prototroctidae]
  • Pseudopetalichthyiformes, order [Pseudopetalichthyiformes]
  • Pseudoscaphirhynchinae, subfamily [Acipenseridae]
  • Psilorhynchidae, family, Hora 1926 [Psilorhynchidae]
  • Pterichthyidae, family [Asterolepididae]
  • Ptycholepidiformes, order () [Ptycholepiformes]
  • Pyrosomida, order [Pyrosomida]
  • Pyrrhulininae, subfamily [Lebiasinidae]
  • Radiicephalidae, family [Radiicephalidae]
  • Rhizodontida, infraclass (Andrews and Westoll 1970) [Rhizodontida]
  • Rhizodopsidae, family [Rhizodopsidae]
  • Rhoadsiinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Ritidae, family [Ritidae]
  • Rivulidae, family [Rivulidae]
  • Roestinae, subfamily [Acestrorhynchidae]
  • Rubicundinae, subfamily [Myxinidae]
  • Rubicundus, Fernholm [Myxinidae]
  • Rubiesichthyinae, subfamily [Chanidae]
  • Saccopharyngoidei, suborder, J. S. Nelson et al. 2016 [Anguilliformes]
  • Salpida, order [Salpida]
  • Sarcoglanidinae, subfamily [Trichomycteridae]
  • Scaphirhynchinae, subfamily (Bonaparte 1846) [Acipenseridae]
  • Scombrolabraciformes, order [Scombrolabraciformes]
  • Serpenticobitidae, family [Serpenticobitidae]
  • Sheenstia, López-Arbarello and Sferco 2011 [Lepisosteiformes]
  • Simenchelyinae, subfamily () [Synaphobranchidae]
  • Sinolepidida, infraorder [Antiarchiformes]
  • Sisorinae, subfamily [Sisoridae]
  • Sisoroidea, superfamily [Siluriformes]
  • Squaliobarbinae, subfamily [Cyprinidae]
  • Squatinida () [Chondrichthyes]
  • Stegophilinae, subfamily [Trichomycteridae]
  • Stethaprioninae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Stevardiinae, subfamily [Characidae]
  • Synaphobranchinae, subfamily [Synaphobranchidae]
  • Synaphobranchoidei, suborder [Anguilliformes]
  • Tetrabrachiidae, family [Tetrabrachiidae]
  • Thalasseleotridae, family (Gill and Mooi 2012) [Thalasseloetridae]
  • Thaliacea, class, Nielsen 1995 [Thaliacea]
  • Thaumatichthyidae, family () [Thaumatichthyidae]
  • Thelodontomorphi, superclass (Jackel 1911) [Thelodontomorphi]
  • Thoburniini, tribe [Catostomidae]
  • Thorectichthyinae, subfamily [Paraclupeidae]
  • Trachyrincidae, family (Günther 1870) [Macrouridae]
  • Trichogeninae, subfamily [Trichomycteridae]
  • Trichomycterinae, subfamily [Trichomycteridae]
  • Tridentinae, subfamily [Trichomycteridae]
  • Uropterygiinae, subfamily [Muraenidae]
  • Vaillantellidae, family [Vaillantellidae]
  • Valenciidae, family [Valenciidae]
  • Vandelliinae, subfamily [Trichomycteridae]
  • Varasichthyidae, family [Varasichthyidae]
  • Xenacanthimorpha, superorder () [Chondrichthyes]
  • Xenomystinae, subfamily [Notopteridae]
  • Yunnanolepididae, family, Zhang 1978 [Yunnanolepididae]
  • Zaniolepididae, family () [Zaniolepididae]