After Carroll, 1988, and Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]

<==o Thalassophryninae [2/11]
   |--o Daector [5]
   |  |-- D. dowi (Jordan & Gilbert, 1887) (Dow's toadfish)
   |  |-- D. gerringi (Rendahl, 1941)
   |  |-- D. quadrizonatus (Eigenmann, 1923)
   |  |-- D. reticulata (Günther, 1864) (Reticulated toadfish)
   |  `-- D. schmittii Collette, 1968 (Schmitt's toadfish)
   `--o Thalassophryne [6]
      |-- T. amazonica Steindachner, 1876
      |-- T. maculosa Günther, 1861 (Cano toadfish)
      |-- T. megalops Bean & Weed, 1910
      |-- T. montevidensis Berg, 1893
      |-- T. nattereri Steindachner, 1876
      `-- T. punctata Steindachner, 1876

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