Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Phylum Craniata Linnaeus, 1758 see Subphylum Craniata auct.
     Pisces
       Class Actinopterygii Woodward, 1891 - ray-finned fishes see Clade Actinopterygii Woodward 1891 [Moore & Near 2020]
         Order Scorpaeniformes Bloch, 1789 - mail-cheeked fishes see Order Perciformes Bleeker, 1859
           Suborder Scorpaenoidei Klein, 1885
             01 Family Sebastidae Kaup, 1873 see Subfamily Sebastinae Kaup, 1873
             02 Family Setarchidae Matsubara, 1943 see Subfamily Setarchinae Matsubara, 1943
             03 Family Neosebastidae Matsubara, 1943 - gurnard scorpionfishes
             04 Family Scorpaenidae Risso, 1827 - scorpionfishes
             05 Family Apistidae Gill, 1859 see Subfamily Apistinae Gill, 1859
             06 Family Tetrarogidae Smith, 1949 - waspfishes see Subfamily Tetraroginae Smith, 1949
             07 Family Synanceiidae Swainson, 1839 - stonefishes
             08 Family Eschmeyeridae Mandrytsa, 2001 - cofishes see Subfamily Eschmeyerinae Mandrytsa, 2001
             09 Family Aploactinidae Jordan & Starks, 1904 - velvetfishes see Subfamily Aploactininae Jordan & Starks, 1904
             10 Family Pataecidae Gill, 1872 - Australian prowfishes see Subfamily Pataecinae Gill, 1872
             11 Family Gnathanacanthidae Gill, 1892 - red velvetfishes see Subfamily Gnathanacanthinae Gill, 1892
             12 Family Congiopodidae Gill, 1889 - racehorses