After Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001- [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Atherinidae (hopeakyljet) |-- †Prosphyraena M. Eoc. Eu. |-- †Rhamphognathus [Mesogaster] M. Eoc. Eu. |-- †Zanteclites Mioc. NA. |--o Atherinopsinae ()? [6 genera, ] | |-- Atherinops | |-- Atherinopsis | |-- Basilichthys | |-- Colpichthys | |--o Leurestehes | | `-- L. tenuis | `-- Odonthestes |--o Menidiinae ()? | |--o Membradini | | `-- Atherinella [Archomenidia, Coleotropis, Eurystole, Melaniris, Nectarges, Xenatherina, Xenomelarinis] ()? [35] | `--o Minidiini | |-- Chirostoma [atleast 18 species] | |-- Labidesthes | |--o Menidia Plioc. R. NA. | | `-- M. clarkhubbsi | `-- Poblana `--o Atherininae [+Atherioninae, +Atherinomorinae, +Craterocephalinae] ()? |-- Alepidomus evermanni (Eigenmann, 1903) |-- Allanetta |--o Atherina M. Eoc. R. Eu. Mioc. R. As. R. NA. (hopeakyljet) [5] | |-- A. boyeri Risso, 1810 (Big-scale sand smelt) | |-- A. breviceps Valenciennes, 1835 (Cape silverside) | |-- A. hepsetus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mediterranean sand smelt) | |-- A. lopeziana Rossignol & Blache, 1961 | `-- A. presbyter Cuvier, 1829 (hopeakylki; Sand smelt) |-- Atherinason hepsetoides (Richardson, 1843) |-- Atherinomorus [Hepsetia, Pranesus] |-- Atherinosoma |-- Atherion |-- Craterocephalus [Craterocephalinae] [24 species] |-- Hypoatherina |-- Quirichthys `-- Stenatherina
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 - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968 - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600