<==o Paralepididae (barrakudinat; barracudinas) [N: 12/56] [FB: 12/44]
   |?- †Holosteus [Pavlovichthys] Eoc. Olig. Eu. 
   |?- †Iniomus Eoc. Olig. NA. 
   |?- †Lestichthys Mioc. NA. 
   |?-o †Parascopelus Mioc. Eu. 
   |  `-- †P. lacertosus
   |?- †Trossulus Mioc. NA.
   |?- Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post, 1969    
   `--+--o Sudis Mioc. Plioc. Eu. NAf. R. Oc. [Sudinae] ()? [2]
      |  |-- †S. sphecodes
      |  |-- S. atrox Rofen, 1963 (Fierce pike smelt)
      |  `-- S. hyalina Rafinesque, 1810    
      `--o †Paralepidinae ()?
         |--o †Paralepidini ()? [4/9]
         |  |-- Arctozenus risso (Bonaparte, 1840) (Ribbon barracudina) 
         |  |-- Magnisudis prionosa (Rofen, 1963)
         |  |--o Notolepis ()? [2]
         |  |  |-- N. annulata Post, 1978    
         |  |  `-- N. coatsi Dollo, 1908 (Antarctic jonasfish)  
         |  `--o Paralepis [Anapterus, Maulichthys, Tydeus] Mioc. Eu. NAf. R. Oc. ()? [5]
         |     |-- †P. albyi
         |     |-- P. atlantica Krøyer, 1868 (Duckbill barracudina)
         |     |-- P. brevirostris (Parr, 1928)
         |     |-- P. coregonoides Risso, 1820 (Sharpchin barracudina)
         |     |-- P. elongata (Brauer, 1906)
         |     `-- P. luetkeni Ege, 1933 (Naked barracuda)
         `--o †Lestidiini ()? [N: 7/45] [FB: 6/32]
            |--o Lestidiops ()? [12]
            |  |-- †L. sphyraenoides
            |  |-- L. affinis (Ege, 1930) (Barracudina)
            |  |-- L. cadenati (Maul, 1962)
            |  |-- L. distans (Ege, 1953)
            |  |-- L. gracilis (Ege, 1953)
            |  |-- L. indopacifica (Ege, 1953)
            |  |--o L. jayakari (Boulenger, 1889)
            |  |  |-- L. j. jayakari (Boulenger, 1889)
            |  |  `-- L. j. pseudosphyraenoides (Ege, 1918)
            |  |-- L. mirabilis (Ege, 1933) (Strange pike smelt)
            |  |-- L. neles (Harry, 1953)
            |  |-- L. pacificus (Parr, 1931)
            |  |-- L. similis (Ege, 1933)
            |  |-- L. sphyraenopsis Hubbs, 1916
            |  `-- L. sphyrenoides (Risso, 1820)
            |--o Lestidium ()? [4]
            |  |-- L. atlanticum Borodin, 1928 (Atlantic barracudina)
            |  |-- L. nudum Gilbert, 1905 (Deep water pike smelt)
            |  |-- L. prolixum Harry, 1953
            |  `-- L. ringens (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (Slender barracudina)
            |--o Lestrolepis ()? [3]
            |  |-- L. intermedia (Poey, 1868)    
            |  |-- L. japonica (Tanaka, 1908)    
            |  `-- L. pofi (Harry, 1953) (Christmas Island pike smelt)
            |--o Macroparalepis ()? [4]
            |  |-- M. affinis Ege, 1933    
            |  |-- M. brevis Ege, 1933    
            |  |-- M. macrogeneion Post, 1973    
            |  `-- M. nigra (Maul, 1965)    
            |?- Pontosudis
            |--o Stemonosudis ()? [7]
            |  |-- S. elegans (Ege, 1933)
            |  |-- S. gracilis (Ege, 1933)
            |  |-- S. intermedia (Ege, 1933)
            |  |-- S. macrura (Ege, 1933)
            |  |-- S. molesta (Marshall, 1955)
            |  |-- S. rothschildi Richards, 1967
            |  `-- S. siliquiventer Post, 1970
            `--o Uncisudis ()? [2]
               |-- U. longirostra Maul, 1956    
               `-- U. quadrimaculata (Post, 1969)    


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