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

<==o Brosmophycinae
   |--o Bidenichthys [3]
   |  |-- B. beeblebroxi Paulin, 1995
   |  |-- B. capensis Barnard, 1934 (Freetail brotula)
   |  `-- B. consobrinus (Hutton, 1876) (Grey brotula)
   |-- Brosmophycis marginata (Ayres, 1854) (Red brotula)
   |--o Dermatopsis [2]
   |  |-- D. macrodon Ogilby, 1896 (Fleshfish)
   |  `-- D. multiradiatus McCulloch & Waite, 1918
   |?-o Dermatopsoides [2]
   |  |-- D. kasougae (Smith, 1943) Orange brotula
   |  `-- Dermatopsoides talboti Cohen, 1966 Lesser orange brotula
   |--o Dinematichthys [7]
   |  |-- D. dasyrhynchus Cohen & Hutchins, 1982
   |  |-- D. iluocoeteoides Bleeker, 1855 (Yellow pigmy brotula)
   |  |-- D. indicus Machida, 1994
   |  |-- D. megasoma Machida, 1994
   |  |-- D. minyoma Sedor & Cohen, 1987
   |  |-- D. randalli Machida, 1994 (Hump-backed dwarf brotula)
   |  `-- D. riukiuensis Aoyagi, 1954
   |-- Gunterichthys longipenis Dawson, 1966 (Gold brotula)
   |--o Lucifuga [Stygicola] [6]
   |  |-- L. dentata Poey, 1858 (Toothed Cuban cusk-eel)
   |  |-- L. inopinata Cohen & McCosker, 1998
   |  |-- L. simile Nalbant, 1981
   |  |-- L. spelaeotes Cohen & Robins, 1970 (New Providence cusk-eel)
   |  |-- L. subterranea Poey, 1858 (Cuban cusk-eel)
   |  `-- L. teresinarum Diaz Perez, 1988
   |--o Melodichthys [2]
   |  |-- M. hadrocephalus Nielsen & Cohen, 1986
   |  `-- M. paxtoni Nielsen & Cohen, 1986
   |--o Ogilbia [5]
   |  |-- O. cayorum Evermann & Kendall, 1898 (Key brotula)
   |  |-- O. deroyi (Poll & van Mol, 1966) (Deroy's cuskeel)
   |  |-- O. galapagosensis (Poll & LeLeup, 1965) (Galapagos cuskeel)
   |  |-- O. pearsei (Hubbs, 1938)
   |  `-- O. ventralis (Gill, 1863) (Gulf cuskeel)
   `== other 8 genera

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