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

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