<==o Synodontidae (sisiliskokalat) [N: 5/55] [FB: 5/51]
|?-o †Sardinius U. Cret. Eu.
| `-- †S. cordieri
`--+--o Bathysaurus [Macristium] [Bathysaurinae] ()? [2]
| |-- B. ferox Günther, 1878 (Deepsea lizardfish)
| `-- B. mollis Günther, 1878 (Highfin lizardfish)
|--o Synodontinae (sisiliskokalat) [N: 2/34] [FB: 2/32]
| |-- Trachinocephalus myops (Forster, 1801) (Snakefish)
| `--o Synodus [Xystodus] ()? [N: 33] [FB: 31]
| |-- S. binotatus Schultz, 1953 (Two-spot lizard fish)
| |-- S. capricornis Cressey & Randall, 1978
| |-- S. dermatogenys Fowler, 1912 (Sand lizardfish)
| |-- S. doaki Russell & Cressey, 1979 (Arrowtooth lizardfish)
| |-- S. englemani Schultz, 1953 (Engleman's lizardfish)
| |-- S. evermanni Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Inotted lizardfish)
| |-- S. foetens (Linnaeus, 1766) (Inshore lizardfish)
| |-- S. fuscus Tanaka, 1917
| |-- S. hoshinonis Tanaka, 1917 (Blackear lizardfish)
| |-- S. indicus (Day, 1873) (Indian lizardfish)
| |-- S. intermedius (Spix & Agassiz, 1829) (Sand diver)
| |-- S. jaculum Russell & Cressey, 1979 (Lighthouse lizardfish)
| |-- S. kaianus (Günther, 1880) (Gunther's lizard fish)
| |-- S. lacertinus Gilbert, 1890 (Sauro lizardfish)
| |-- S. lucioceps (Ayres, 1855) (California lizardfish)
| |-- S. macrocephalus Cressey, 1981
| |-- S. macrops Tanaka, 1917 (Triplecross lizardfish)
| |-- S. marchenae Hildebrand, 1946 (Lizardfish)
| |-- S. oculeus Cressey, 1981
| |-- S. poeyi Jordan, 1887 (Offshore lizardfish)
| |-- S. rubromarmoratus Russell & Cressey, 1979 (Redmarbled lizardfish)
| |-- S. sageneus Waite, 1905 (Speartoothed grinner)
| |-- S. saurus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Atlantic lizardfish)
| |-- S. scituliceps Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (Shorthead lizardfish)
| |-- S. sechurae Hildebrand, 1946 (Sechura lizardfish)
| |-- S. similis McCulloch, 1921 (Lavender lizardfish)
| |-- S. synodus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Diamond lizardfish)
| |-- S. tectus Cressey, 1981
| |-- S. ulae Schultz, 1953 (Red lizard fish)
| |-- S. usitatus Cressey, 1981
| `-- S. variegatus (Lacépède, 1803) (Variegated lizardfish)
`--o Harpadontinae (bombay ducks) [N: 2/19] [FB: 2/18]
|--o Harpadon ()? [4]
| |-- H. erythraeus Klausewitz, 1983
| |-- H. microchir Günther, 1878
| |-- H. nehereus (Hamilton, 1822) (Bombay-duck)
| `-- H. translucens Saville-Kent, 1889 (Glassy Bombay duck)
`--o Saurida ()? [N: 15] [FB: 14]
|-- S. brasiliensis Norman, 1935 (Brazilian lizardfish)
|-- S. caribbaea Breder, 1927 (Smallscale lizardfish)
|-- S. elongata (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Slender lizardfish)
|-- S. filamentosa Ogilby, 1910
|-- S. flamma Waples, 1982 (Orangemouth lizardfish)
|-- S. gracilis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Gracile lizardfish)
|-- S. longimanus Norman, 1939 (Longfin lizardfish)
|-- S. micropectoralis Shindo & Yamada, 1972 (Shortfin lizardfish)
|-- S. nebulosa Valenciennes, 1850 (Clouded lizardfish)
|-- S. normani Longley, 1935 (Shortjaw lizardfish)
|-- S. suspicio Breder, 1927 (Suspicious lizardfish)
|-- S. tumbil (Bloch, 1795) (Greater lizardfish)
|-- S. undosquamis (Richardson, 1848) (Brushtooth lizardfish)
`-- S. wanieso Shindo & Yamada, 1972 (Wanieso lizardfish)
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
Frickhinger, K. A., 1995: Fossil Atlas – Fishes.
–Mergus – Publishers for Natural History and Pet Books, Hans A. Baensch, Malle, Germany, 1-1088.
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