- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Infraphylum Gnathostomata
- Parvphylum Osteichthyes
- Gigaclass Actinopterygii
- Class Actinopteri
- Subclass Teleostei
Child taxons:
| Family Caesionidae |     |
| Family Centrogenyidae → Genus Centrogenys |  |
| Family Gerreidae |    |
| Family Haemulidae |     |
| Family Labridae |     |
| Family Lethrinidae |     |
| Family Lutjanidae |     |
| Family Malacanthidae |     |
| Family Moronidae → Genus Morone |  |
| Family Nemipteridae |     |
| Family Priacanthidae |     |
| Family Scaridae |     |
| Family Sciaenidae |     |
| Family Sparidae |     |