Table 1.
Ray-finned fish Species Richness
| Lineage name in Fig. 4 | Richness Fishbase [1] |
| Elasmobranchi | 970 |
| Latimeriidae | 2 |
| Dipnoi | 3 |
| Polypteriformes | 18 |
| Chondrostei | 30 |
| Holostei | 8 |
| Elopomorpha | 924 |
| Osteoglossomorpha | 228 |
| Clupeomorpha | 382 |
| Denticipidae | 1 |
| Gonorynchiformes | 37 |
| Cypriniformes | 3665 |
| Characiformes | 1847 |
| Siluriformes | 3214 |
| Gymnotiformes | 148 |
| Osmeriformes | 44 |
| Galaxiiformes | 51 |
| Stomiiformes | 406 |
| Argentiniformes | 197 |
| Salmoniformes | 205 |
| Esociformes | 13 |
| Myctophiformes | 254 |
| Aulopiformes | 244 |
| Percopsiformes+Gadiiformes | 610 |
| Polymixiiformes | 10 |
| Zeiformes | 32 |
| Lampriformes | 24 |
| Beryciformes [includes Stephanoberyciformes] | 233 |
| Ophidiiformes | 460 |
| Percomorpha | 15639 |
Ray-finned fish species richness taken from Fishbase [1].