After Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Nettastomatidae (witch eels; velhoankeriaat) [about 30 recent species (Nelson, 1994)] [FB: 6/24] |--o Facciolella | |-- F. castlei Parin & Karmovskaya, 1985 | |-- F. gilberti (Garman, 1899) (Dogface witch-eel) | |-- F. oxyrhyncha (Bellotti, 1883) (Facciola's sorcerer) | `-- F. saurencheloides (D'Ancona, 1928) |--o Hoplunnis | |-- H. diomedianus Goode & Bean, 1896 (Blacktail pike-conger) | |-- H. macrurus Ginsburg, 1951 (Freckled pike-conger) | |-- H. pacifica Lane & Stewart, 1968 | |-- H. punctata Regan, 1915 | |-- H. sicarius (Garman, 1899) | `-- H. tenuis Ginsburg, 1951 (Spotted pike-conger) |--o Nettastoma [Metopomycter] Eoc. Eu. R. Oc. | |-- N. denticulatus (Gilbert, 1905) (Duck-billed eel) | |-- N. falcinaris Parin & Karmovskaya, 1985 | |-- N. melanurum Rafinesque, 1810 (Blackfin sorcerer) | |-- N. parviceps Günther, 1877 | `-- N. solitarium Castle & Smith, 1981 |--o Nettenchelys | |-- N. dionisi Brito, 1989 | |-- N. gephyra Castle & Smith, 1981 | `-- N. paxtoni Karmovskaya, 1999 |--o Saurenchelys | |-- S. cancrivora Peters, 1864 Slender sorcerer | |-- S. fierasfer (Jordan & Snyder, 1901) | |-- S. finitimus (Whitley, 1935) | `-- S. stylurus (Lea, 1913) `--o Venefica |-- V. proboscidea (Vaillant, 1888) Whipsnout sorcerer `-- V. tentaculata Garman, 1899
Reference(s):
- Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600