After Carroll, 1988, and Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001–,
<==o Elopiformes Sauvage, 1875 (tarponikalat) |?-o †Anaethalion [Aethalion] L.Jur.-E.Cret. Eu. [Anaethaliontidae Gaudant, 1968] | |-- †A. angustus | |-- †A. angustissimus | |-- †A. knorri | `-- †A. subovatus |?- †Daitingichtys tischlingeri E.Jur. Eu. `--o Elopoidei |-- †Paraelops cearensis E.Cret. SA. `--+-- †Ichthyemidion vidali |--o Elopidae (hopeakalat; tenpounders, ladyfishes) | |-- †Davichthys gardneri L.Cret. SWAs. | |?- †Ichthyemidion vidali () Poyato-Ariza, 1995 [“Anaethalion” vidali] | |?- †Parasyllaemus gracilis L.Cret. NA. | |?- †Spaniodon elongatus L.Cret. SWAs. | `--o Elops Eoc. Eu., R. Oc. (hopeakalat; Tenpounders) | |-- E. affinis Regan, 1909 (Pacific ladyfish) | |-- E. hawaiensis Regan, 1909 (Hawaiian ladyfish) | |-- E. lacerta Valenciennes, 1847 (West African ladyfish) | |-- E. machnata (Forsskål, 1775) (Tenpounder) | |-- E. saurus Linnaeus, 1766 (Ladyfish) | |-- E. senegalensis Regan, 1909 (Senegalese ladyfish) | `-- E. smithi McBride, Rocha, Ruiz-Carus & Bowen, 2010 (malacho) `--o Megalopidae (Tarpons; tarponit) |-- †Elopoides E.Cret. Eu. |-- †Promegalops E.Eoc. Eu. |-- †Protarpon E.Eoc. Eu. |-- †Sedenhorstia granulata L.Cret. Eu. `--o Megalops Valenciennes, 1847 (Tarpons; tarponit) |-- M. atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847 (tarponi; Tarpon) `-- M. cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) (intiantarponi; Indo-Pacific tarpon)
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 - Frickhinger, K. A., 1995: Fossil Atlas – Fishes.
–Mergus – Publishers for Natural History and Pet Books, Hans A. Baensch, Malle, Germany, 1-1088 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Long, J. A., 1995: The Rise of Fishes: 500 million years of evolution.
–Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore & London, pp. 1-223 - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600