California Academy of Sciences
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Ichthyology
Online Version, Updated 29 December 2008

CLASSIFICATION IN THE

Catalog of Fishes

This file consists of the classification used for this online version.


1  Class Myxini
 1  Order Myxiniformes
   1  Family Myxinidae
                1  Subfamily Myxininae
                2  Subfamily Eptatretinae
3  Class Cephalaspidomorphi
 5  Order Petromyzontiformes
   2  Family Petromyzontidae
                1  Subfamily Petromyzontinae
                2  Subfamily Geotriinae
                3  Subfamily Mordaciinae
5  Class Elasmobranchii
 6  Order Hexanchiformes
   7  Family Hexanchidae
           7.6  Family Chlamydoselachidae
     7  Order Heterodontiformes
   8  Family Heterodontidae
     8  Order Orectolobiformes
   9  Family Rhincodontidae
           10.1  Family Parascylliidae
           10.2  Family Brachaeluridae
           10.3  Family Orectolobidae
           10.4  Family Hemiscylliidae
           10.5  Family Stegostomatidae
           10.6  Family Ginglymostomatidae
     8.5  Order Lamniformes
   11  Family Odontaspididae
           11.2  Family Mitsukurinidae
           11.3  Family Pseudocarchariidae
           12  Family Lamnidae
           12.1  Family Megachasmidae
           12.2  Family Cetorhinidae
           12.3  Family Alopiidae
     8.7  Order Carcharhiniformes
   13.2  Family Scyliorhinidae
           13.3  Family Proscylliidae
           13.4  Family Pseudotriakidae
           14.1  Family Leptochariidae
           14.2  Family Triakidae
                1  Subfamily Triakinae
                2  Subfamily Galeorhininae
           14.4  Family Hemigaleidae
           14.5  Family Carcharhinidae
           14.6  Family Sphyrnidae
     9  Order Squaliformes
   15  Family Dalatiidae
                1  Subfamily Etmopterinae
                2  Subfamily Somniosinae
                3  Subfamily Oxynotinae
                4  Subfamily Dalatiinae
           15.1  Family Centrophoridae
           16  Family Squalidae
           16.1  Family Echinorhinidae
     9.5  Order Pristiophoriformes
   17  Family Pristiophoridae
     9.7  Order Squatiniformes
   18  Family Squatinidae
     9.8  Order Pristiformes
   19  Family Pristidae
     10  Order Torpediniformes
   20.3  Family Narkidae
           20.4  Family Narcinidae
           20.5  Family Hypnidae
           20.6  Family Torpedinidae
     10.5  Order Rajiformes
   21  Family Rhinobatidae
                1  Subfamily Rhinobatinae
                2  Subfamily Rhynchobatinae
                3  Subfamily Rhininae
                4  Subfamily Platyrhininae
           21.5  Family Arhynchobatidae
           22  Family Rajidae
           22.1  Family Anacanthobatidae
           22.2  Family Plesiobatidae
           22.3  Family Hexatrygonidae
           23.1  Family Dasyatidae
           23.2  Family Gymnuridae
           23.3  Family Myliobatidae
                1  Subfamily Myliobatinae
                2  Subfamily Rhinopterinae
                3  Subfamily Mobulinae
           23.4  Family Urolophidae
           23.5  Family Potamotrygonidae
           23.6  Family Urotrygonidae
6  Class Holocephali
 1  Order Chimaeriformes
   3  Family Callorhinchidae
           4  Family Chimaeridae
           5  Family Rhinochimaeridae
8  Class Actinopterygii
 7  Order Polypteriformes
   32  Family Polypteridae
     7.5  Order Acipenseriformes
   33  Family Acipenseridae
           34  Family Polyodontidae
     18  Order Lepisosteiformes
   35  Family Lepisosteidae
     22  Order Amiiformes
   36  Family Amiidae
     29  Order Osteoglossiformes
   37  Family Osteoglossidae
           37.5  Family Arapaimidae
           38  Family Pantodontidae
           39  Family Hiodontidae
           40  Family Notopteridae
           41  Family Mormyridae
           42  Family Gymnarchidae
     30  Order Elopiformes
   43  Family Elopidae
           44  Family Megalopidae
     30.5  Order Albuliformes
   45  Family Albulidae
                1  Subfamily Albulinae
                2  Subfamily Pterothrissinae
     31  Order Notacanthiformes
   46  Family Halosauridae
           47  Family Notacanthidae
     32  Order Anguilliformes
   49  Family Anguillidae
           50  Family Heterenchelyidae
           51  Family Moringuidae
           52  Family Chlopsidae
           53  Family Myrocongridae
           54  Family Muraenidae
                1  Subfamily Uropterygiinae
                2  Subfamily Muraeninae
           57  Family Synaphobranchidae
                1  Subfamily Ilyophinae
                2  Subfamily Synaphobranchinae
                3  Subfamily Simenchelyinae
           58  Family Ophichthidae
                1  Subfamily Myrophinae
                2  Subfamily Ophichthinae
           60  Family Colocongridae
           62  Family Congridae
                1  Subfamily Congrinae
                2  Subfamily Bathymyrinae
                3  Subfamily Heterocongrinae
           62.5  Family Muraenesocidae
           63  Family Derichthyidae
           63.5  Family Nemichthyidae
           64  Family Serrivomeridae
           64.5  Family Nettastomatidae
     33  Order Saccopharyngiformes
   64.7  Family Cyematidae
           65  Family Saccopharyngidae
           66  Family Eurypharyngidae
           67  Family Monognathidae
     34  Order Clupeiformes
   68  Family Denticipitidae
           69  Family Clupeidae
           70  Family Engraulidae
           71  Family Chirocentridae
           71.5  Family Pristigasteridae
           71.6  Family Sundasalangidae
     35  Order Gonorynchiformes
   72  Family Chanidae
           73  Family Gonorynchidae
           74  Family Kneriidae
           75  Family Phractolaemidae
     36  Order Cypriniformes
   76  Family Cyprinidae
           77  Family Psilorhynchidae
           77.5  Family Cobitidae
                1  Subfamily Botiinae
                2  Subfamily Cobitinae
           78  Family Balitoridae
                1  Subfamily Nemacheilinae
                2  Subfamily Balitorinae
           80  Family Gyrinocheilidae
           81  Family Catostomidae
     37  Order Characiformes
   82  Family Citharinidae
                1  Subfamily Distichodontinae
                2  Subfamily Citharininae
           82.5  Family Alestidae
           82.7  Family Hepsetidae
           83  Family Hemiodontidae
           83.2  Family Parodontidae
           85  Family Curimatidae
           85.5  Family Prochilodontidae
           85.6  Family Anostomidae
           85.7  Family Chilodontidae
           86  Family Erythrinidae
           87  Family Lebiasinidae
                1  Subfamily Lebiasininae
                2  Subfamily Pyrrhulininae
           88  Family Gasteropelecidae
           89  Family Ctenoluciidae
           90  Family Acestrorhynchidae
           90.5  Family Cynodontidae
                1  Subfamily Cynodontinae
                2  Subfamily Roestinae
           91  Family Characidae
                1  Subfamily Glandulocaudinae
                4  Subfamily Serrasalminae
                6  Subfamily Stethaprioninae
                7  Subfamily Agoniatinae
                8  Subfamily Clupeacharacinae
                9  Subfamily Iguanodectinae
                10  Subfamily Bryconinae
                11  Subfamily Aphyocharacinae
                12  Subfamily Characinae
                13  Subfamily Tetragonopterinae
                14  Subfamily Rhoadsiinae
                15  Subfamily Cheirodontinae
           91.5  Family Crenuchidae
                1  Subfamily Crenuchinae
                2  Subfamily Characidiinae
     38  Order Siluriformes
   92  Family Diplomystidae
           92.1  Family Lacantuniidae
           93  Family Ictaluridae
           94  Family Bagridae
           95  Family Cranoglanididae
           95.5  Family Austroglanididae
           96  Family Siluridae
           97  Family Schilbeidae
           98  Family Pangasiidae
           99  Family Amblycipitidae
           100  Family Amphiliidae
                1  Subfamily Amphiliinae
                2  Subfamily Leptoglanidinae
                3  Subfamily Doumeinae
           101  Family Akysidae
           102  Family Sisoridae
                1  Subfamily Sisorinae
                2  Subfamily Glyptosterninae
           102.1  Family Erethistidae
           103  Family Clariidae
           104  Family Heteropneustidae
           104.1  Family Claroteidae
           105  Family Chacidae
           106  Family Olyridae
           107  Family Malapteruridae
           108  Family Ariidae
           108.5  Family Anchariidae
           109  Family Plotosidae
           110  Family Mochokidae
           111  Family Doradidae
           112  Family Auchenipteridae
                1  Subfamily Centromochlinae
                2  Subfamily Auchenipterinae
           113  Family Pimelodidae
           113.1  Family Pseudopimelodidae
           113.2  Family Heptapteridae
           116  Family Cetopsidae
                1  Subfamily Cetopsinae
                2  Subfamily Helogeninae
           117  Family Hypophthalmidae
           118  Family Aspredinidae
           118.1  Family Nematogenyidae
           119  Family Trichomycteridae
           120  Family Callichthyidae
                1  Subfamily Callichthyinae
                2  Subfamily Corydoradinae
           121  Family Loricariidae
                1  Subfamily Lithogeneinae
                2  Subfamily Neoplecostominae
                3  Subfamily Hypoptopomatinae
                4  Subfamily Loricariinae
                5  Subfamily Hypostominae
                6  Subfamily Ancistrinae
                8  Subfamily Delturinae
           121.5  Family Scoloplacidae
           122  Family Astroblepidae
     39  Order Gymnotiformes
   123.1  Family Sternopygidae
           123.2  Family Apteronotidae
           123.3  Family Rhamphichthyidae
           123.4  Family Hypopomidae
           123.5  Family Gymnotidae
     39.1  Order Esociformes
   129  Family Esocidae
           130  Family Umbridae
     40  Order Osmeriformes
   131  Family Argentinidae
           131.5  Family Microstomatidae
           132  Family Bathylagidae
           133  Family Opisthoproctidae
           134  Family Alepocephalidae
           135  Family Platytroctidae
           135.5  Family Leptochilichthyidae
           136  Family Lepidogalaxiidae
           137  Family Osmeridae
           138  Family Plecoglossidae
           139  Family Salangidae
           141  Family Retropinnidae
                1  Subfamily Retropinninae
                2  Subfamily Prototroctinae
           142  Family Galaxiidae
                1  Subfamily Aplochitoninae
                2  Subfamily Galaxiinae
     40.1  Order Salmoniformes
   143  Family Salmonidae
                1  Subfamily Coregoninae
                2  Subfamily Thymallinae
                3  Subfamily Salmoninae
     41  Order Stomiiformes
   144  Family Gonostomatidae
           145  Family Sternoptychidae
                1  Subfamily Maurolicinae
                2  Subfamily Sternoptychinae
           146  Family Phosichthyidae
           147  Family Stomiidae
                1  Subfamily Chauliodontinae
                2  Subfamily Stomiinae
                3  Subfamily Astronesthinae
                4  Subfamily Melanostomiinae
                5  Subfamily Malacosteinae
                6  Subfamily Idiacanthinae
     41.5  Order Ateleopodiformes
   152.5  Family Ateleopodidae
     42  Order Aulopiformes
   153  Family Aulopidae
           154  Family Chlorophthalmidae
           154.1  Family Paraulopidae
           154.2  Family Bathysauropsidae
           154.5  Family Ipnopidae
           154.6  Family Bathysauroididae
           155  Family Scopelarchidae
           156  Family Notosudidae
           156.5  Family Giganturidae
           157  Family Synodontidae
                1  Subfamily Synodontinae
                2  Subfamily Harpadontinae
           157.5  Family Bathysauridae
           159  Family Paralepididae
           159.2  Family Anotopteridae
           161  Family Evermannellidae
           162  Family Omosudidae
           163  Family Alepisauridae
           164  Family Pseudotrichonotidae
     43  Order Myctophiformes
   165  Family Neoscopelidae
           166  Family Myctophidae
     43.5  Order Lampriformes
   218  Family Lampridae
           219  Family Veliferidae
           220  Family Lophotidae
           221  Family Radiicephalidae
           222  Family Trachipteridae
           223  Family Regalecidae
           224  Family Stylephoridae
     43.7  Order Polymixiiformes
   236  Family Polymixiidae
     45  Order Percopsiformes
   167  Family Percopsidae
           168  Family Aphredoderidae
           169  Family Amblyopsidae
     46  Order Gadiformes
   170  Family Muraenolepididae
           170.5  Family Bregmacerotidae
           170.7  Family Euclichthyidae
           170.8  Family Macrouridae
                1  Subfamily Bathygadinae
                2  Subfamily Macrouroidinae
                3  Subfamily Trachyrincinae
                4  Subfamily Macrourinae
           171  Family Moridae
           172  Family Melanonidae
           174  Family Gadidae
           174.2  Family Lotidae
           174.3  Family Phycidae
           175  Family Merlucciidae
                3  Subfamily Merlucciinae
                4  Subfamily Steindachneriinae
     47  Order Ophidiiformes
   177  Family Ophidiidae
                1  Subfamily Brotulinae
                2  Subfamily Brotulotaeniinae
                3  Subfamily Ophidiinae
                4  Subfamily Neobythitinae
           178  Family Carapidae
                1  Subfamily Carapinae
                2  Subfamily Pyramodontinae
                3  Subfamily Tetragondacninae
           179  Family Bythitidae
                1  Subfamily Bythitinae
                2  Subfamily Brosmophycinae
           180  Family Aphyonidae
           180.1  Family Parabrotulidae
     48  Order Batrachoidiformes
   181  Family Batrachoididae
     49  Order Lophiiformes
   182  Family Lophiidae
           183  Family Antennariidae
           183.2  Family Tetrabrachiidae
           183.3  Family Lophichthyidae
           184  Family Brachionichthyidae
           185  Family Chaunacidae
           186  Family Ogcocephalidae
           187  Family Caulophrynidae
           187.2  Family Neoceratiidae
           187.3  Family Melanocetidae
           187.4  Family Himantolophidae
           187.5  Family Diceratiidae
           192  Family Oneirodidae
           193  Family Thaumatichthyidae
           194  Family Centrophrynidae
           194.1  Family Ceratiidae
           194.2  Family Gigantactinidae
           194.3  Family Linophrynidae
     50  Order Gobiesociformes
   198  Family Gobiesocidae
                1  Subfamily Gobiesocinae
                2  Subfamily Cheilobranchinae
     51.5  Order Atheriniformes
   213.1  Family Bedotiidae
           213.2  Family Melanotaeniidae
           213.3  Family Pseudomugilidae
           213.4  Family Atherinidae
                4  Subfamily Atherioninae
                5  Subfamily Atherininae
           213.5  Family Atherinopsidae
                1  Subfamily Atherinopsinae
                2  Subfamily Menidiinae
           213.6  Family Notocheiridae
           213.7  Family Isonidae
           214  Family Telmatherinidae
           215  Family Dentatherinidae
           216  Family Phallostethidae
     52  Order Cyprinodontiformes
   207  Family Aplocheilidae
           207.1  Family Nothobranchiidae
           208  Family Rivulidae
           208.1  Family Profundulidae
           208.2  Family Fundulidae
           208.3  Family Valenciidae
           209  Family Goodeidae
                1  Subfamily Empetrichthyinae
                2  Subfamily Goodeinae
           210  Family Poeciliidae
                1  Subfamily Poeciliinae
                2  Subfamily Procatopodinae
                3  Subfamily Aplocheilichthyinae
           210.5  Family Cyprinodontidae
                1  Subfamily Cubanichthyinae
                2  Subfamily Cyprinodontinae
           211  Family Anablepidae
                1  Subfamily Anablepinae
                3  Subfamily Oxyzygonectinae
     52.5  Order Beloniformes
   201  Family Scomberesocidae
           202  Family Belonidae
           203  Family Hemiramphidae
                1  Subfamily Hemiramphinae
                2  Subfamily Zenarchopterinae
           204  Family Exocoetidae
           205  Family Adrianichthyidae
                1  Subfamily Oryziinae
                2  Subfamily Adrianichthyinae
                3  Subfamily Horaichthyinae
     53.5  Order Stephanoberyciformes
   237  Family Stephanoberycidae
           237.1  Family Hispidoberycidae
           238  Family Melamphaidae
           239  Family Gibberichthyidae
     54  Order Beryciformes
   229  Family Monocentridae
           230  Family Trachichthyidae
           231  Family Anomalopidae
           232  Family Diretmidae
           233  Family Anoplogastridae
           234  Family Berycidae
           235  Family Holocentridae
                1  Subfamily Holocentrinae
                2  Subfamily Myripristinae
     54.5  Order Cetomimiformes
   226  Family Mirapinnidae
           228  Family Megalomycteridae
           240  Family Rondeletiidae
           241  Family Barbourisiidae
           242  Family Cetomimidae
     55  Order Zeiformes
   243.1  Family Cyttidae
           243.2  Family Oreosomatidae
                1  Subfamily Pseudocyttinae
                2  Subfamily Oreosomatinae
           243.3  Family Parazenidae
                1  Subfamily Parazeninae
                2  Subfamily Cyttopsinae
           243.4  Family Zenionidae
           243.5  Family Grammicolepididae
                1  Subfamily Macrurocyttinae
                2  Subfamily Grammicolepidinae
           245  Family Zeidae
     55.5  Order Incertae sedis
   248.5  Family Elassomatidae
     56  Order Gasterosteiformes
   249  Family Hypoptychidae
           251  Family Gasterosteidae
           251.1  Family Aulorhynchidae
           252  Family Indostomidae
           253  Family Pegasidae
     59  Order Syngnathiformes
   254  Family Aulostomidae
           255  Family Fistulariidae
           256  Family Centriscidae
                1  Subfamily Macroramphosinae
                2  Subfamily Centriscinae
           258  Family Solenostomidae
           259  Family Syngnathidae
                1  Subfamily Syngnathinae
                2  Subfamily Hippocampinae
     61  Order Synbranchiformes
   261  Family Synbranchidae
           430  Family Mastacembelidae
           431  Family Chaudhuriidae
     62  Order Scorpaeniformes
  1  Suborder Scorpaenoidei
   262.1  Family Sebastidae
                1  Subfamily Sebastinae
                2  Subfamily Sebastolobinae
           262.2  Family Setarchidae
           262.3  Family Neosebastidae
           262.4  Family Scorpaenidae
                2  Subfamily Scorpaeninae
                3  Subfamily Caracanthinae
                5  Subfamily Pteroinae
           262.5  Family Apistidae
           262.6  Family Tetrarogidae
           262.7  Family Synanceiidae
                10  Subfamily Minoinae
                11  Subfamily Choridactylinae
                12  Subfamily Synanceiinae
           262.8  Family Eschmeyeridae
           265  Family Aploactinidae
           266  Family Pataecidae
           266.1  Family Gnathanacanthidae
           267  Family Congiopodidae
           267.1  Family Zanclorhynchidae
          2  Suborder Dactylopteroidei
   260  Family Dactylopteridae
          3  Suborder Platycephaloidei
   267.5  Family Plectrogenidae
           267.6  Family Parabembridae
           267.7  Family Bembridae
           268  Family Triglidae
           268.1  Family Peristediidae
           269.3  Family Hoplichthyidae
           269.5  Family Platycephalidae
          4  Suborder Anoplopomatoidei
   271  Family Anoplopomatidae
          5  Suborder Hexagrammoidei
   272  Family Hexagrammidae
                1  Subfamily Hexagramminae
                2  Subfamily Pleurogramminae
                3  Subfamily Ophiodontinae
                4  Subfamily Oxylebiinae
                5  Subfamily Zaniolepidinae
          5.7  Suborder Normanichthyiodei
   274  Family Normanichthyidae
          6  Suborder Cottoidei
   274.5  Family Rhamphocottidae
           275  Family Ereuniidae
           275.5  Family Bathylutichthyidae
           276  Family Cottidae
           277  Family Cottocomephoridae
           277.3  Family Comephoridae
           278.5  Family Abyssocottidae
           278.7  Family Hemitripteridae
           279  Family Psychrolutidae
           280  Family Agonidae
                1  Subfamily Agoninae
                2  Subfamily Anoplagoninae
                3  Subfamily Bathyagoninae
                4  Subfamily Brachyopsinae
                5  Subfamily Hypsagoninae
                6  Subfamily Bothragoninae
           281  Family Cyclopteridae
           281.1  Family Liparidae
     63  Order Perciformes
   248  Family Caproidae
          1  Suborder Percoidei
   282  Family Centropomidae
           282.5  Family Ambassidae
           282.6  Family Percichthyidae
           282.7  Family Perciliidae
           282.8  Family Howellidae
           282.9  Family Lateolabracidae
           283  Family Latidae
           283.1  Family Acropomatidae
           283.2  Family Moronidae
           283.4  Family Polyprionidae
           283.5  Family Dinopercidae
           284  Family Serranidae
                1  Subfamily Serraninae
                2  Subfamily Anthiinae
                3  Subfamily Epinephelinae
                4  Subfamily Liopropomatinae
                7  Subfamily Grammistinae
           284.4  Family Ostracoberycidae
           284.5  Family Symphysanodontidae
           284.6  Family Centrogenyidae
           286  Family Pseudochromidae
                1  Subfamily Pseudochrominae
                2  Subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae
                3  Subfamily Anisochrominae
                4  Subfamily Congrogadinae
           287  Family Grammatidae
           287.1  Family Callanthiidae
           288  Family Plesiopidae
                1  Subfamily Plesiopinae
                2  Subfamily Acanthoclininae
           289.2  Family Opistognathidae
           291  Family Terapontidae
           292  Family Banjosidae
           293  Family Kuhliidae
           294  Family Centrarchidae
           295  Family Percidae
                1  Subfamily Percinae
                2  Subfamily Luciopercinae
           296  Family Priacanthidae
           297  Family Apogonidae
                1  Subfamily Apogoninae
                2  Subfamily Pseudaminae
           297.1  Family Epigonidae
           298  Family Dinolestidae
           299  Family Sillaginidae
           300  Family Malacanthidae
                1  Subfamily Malacanthinae
                2  Subfamily Latilinae
           302  Family Lactariidae
           302.1  Family Scombropidae
           303  Family Pomatomidae
           304  Family Rachycentridae
           305  Family Echeneidae
           306  Family Carangidae
           307  Family Nematistiidae