Phylum Chordata Bateson, 1885 - chordates
   Subphylum Vertebrata Cuvier, 1812 - vertebrates see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
         Order Lophiiformes Garman, 1899 - anglerfishes
           Family Antennariidae Jarocki, 1822 - Fibonacci frogfishes
           Family Brachionichthyidae Gill, 1863 - warty anglerfishes see Subfamily Brachionichthyinae Gill, 1863
           Family Caulophrynidae Goode & Bean, 1896 - fanfins
           Family Centrophrynidae Bertelsen, 1951 - prickly seadevils
           Family Ceratiidae Gill, 1861 - seadevils
           Family Chaunacidae Gill, 1863 - gapers
           Family Diceratiidae Regan & Trewavas, 1932 - doublespine seadevils
           Family Gigantactinidae Boulenger, 1904 - whipnose seadevils
           Family Himantolophidae Gill, 1861 - footballfishes
           Family Linophrynidae Regan, 1925 - leftvent seadevils
           Family Lophichthyidae Boeseman, 1964 - lophichthyid frogfishes see Subfamily Lophichthyinae Boeseman, 1964
           Family Lophiidae Rafinesque, 1810 - goosefishes
           Family Melanocetidae Gill, 1878 - black seadevils
           Family Neoceratiidae Regan, 1926 - needlebeard seadevils
           Family Ogcocephalidae Gill, 1893 - batfishes
           Family Oneirodidae Gill, 1878 - dreamers
           Family Tetrabrachiidae Regan, 1912 - tetrabrachiid frogfishes see Subfamily Tetrabrachiinae Regan, 1912
           Family Thaumatichthyidae Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 - wolftrap seadevils