Fish Taxonomic Hierarchy
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Superclass Agnatha
Jawless fish
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Class Myxini, Order Myxiniformes
Hagfish
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Class Cephalaspidomorphi, Order Petromyzontiformes
Lampreys
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Superclass Gnathostomata
Jawed fish
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Class Chondrichthyes
Chimaeras, sharks, skates, rays
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Sublass Holocephali, Order Chimaeriformes
Chimaeras
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Subclass Elasmobranchii
Sharks, skates, rays
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Order Lamniformes
mackerel shark
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Order Orectolobiformes
Carpet and whale sharks
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Order Carcharhiniformes
Requiem and ground sharks
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Order Squaliformes
Dogfish sharks
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Order Rajiformes
Skates
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Order Myliobatiformes
Sting and eagle rays
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Class Sarcopterygii
Lobe-finned fishes
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Subclass Coelacanthimorpha, Order Coelacanthiformes
Latimeria (Coelacanth)
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Subclass Dipnoi
Lungfish
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Order Ceratodontiformes
Australian lungfish
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Order Lepidosireniformes
South American and African lungfish
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Class Actinopterygii
Ray-finned fishes
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Subclass Chondrostei
Bichirs and sturgeons
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Order Polypteriformes
Bichirs
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Order Acipenseriformes
Sturgeons
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Subclass Neopterygii
gars and bowfin
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Order Semionotiformes
Gars
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Order Amiiformes
Bowfin
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Division Teleostei
28,000 species of ray-finned fishes
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Subdivision Osteoglossomorpha
Bonytongues (Mooneye & goldeye, Arapaima & knifefish & elephantfish)
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Order Hiodontiformes
Mooneye and goldeye
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Order Osteoglossiformes
Arapaima, knifefish, elephantfish
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Subdivision Elopomorpha
Tarpons, bonefish, spiny eel, eels, gulpers
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Order Elopiformes
Tarpons
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Order Albuliformes
Bonefishes
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Order Notacanthiformes
Spiny eel
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Order Anguilliformes
Eels
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Order Saccopharyngiformes
Gulpers
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Subdivision Clupeomorpha & Ostariophysi
Herrings & milkfish + carps + characins + catfish + knifefish
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Order Clupeiformes
Herrings
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Superorder Ostariophysi
Milkfish, carps, characins, catfish, knifefish
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Order Gonorynchiformes
Milkfish
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Order Cypriniformes
Carps
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Order Characiformes
Characins
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Order Siluriformes
Catfishes
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Order Gymnotiformes
Knifefish
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Subdivision Euteleostei
Argentines & relatives, salmons, pikes (many more)
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Order Argentiniformes
Argentines and relatives
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Order Salmoniformes
Salmons
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Order Esociformes
Pikes
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