After Carroll, 1988, and Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas) [FB: 33/96] |?- Beaglichthys macrophthalmus Machida, 1993 |--o Bellottia [2] | |-- B. apoda Giglioli, 1883 | `-- B. armiger (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913) |?- Brosmodorsalis persicinus Paulin & Roberts, 1989 (Pink brotula) |?- Brosmolus longicaudis Machida, 1993 |?- Brosmophyciops pautzkei Schultz, 1960 (Slimy cuskeel) |?-o Brotulina [2] | |-- B. erythrea (Fowler, 1946) | `-- B. fusca Fowler, 1946 |?- Diancistrus longifilis Ogilby, 1899 |?-o Dipulus [2] | |-- D. caecus Waite, 1905 | `-- D. norfolkanus Machida, 1993 |?- Fiordichthys slartibartfasti Paulin, 1995 |?- Grammonoides opisthodon (Smith, 1934) (Bighead brotula) |?-o Grammonus [6] | |-- G. ater (Risso, 1810) | |-- G. claudei (Torre & Huerta, 1930) (Reef-cave brotula) | |-- G. diagrammus (Heller & Snodgrass, 1903) (Purple brotula) | |-- G. longhursti (Cohen, 1964) | |-- G. robustus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 | `-- G. waikiki (Cohen, 1964) |?- Hastatobythites arafurensis Machida, 1997 |?-o Hephthocara [2] | |-- H. crassiceps Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 | `-- H. simum Alcock, 1892 |?-o Microbrotula [2] | |-- M. randalli Cohen & Wourms, 1976 | `-- M. rubra Gosline, 1953 |?-o Monothrix [2] | |-- M. mizolepis (Günther, 1867) | `-- M. polylepis Ogilby, 1897 |?- Parabrosmolus novaeguineae Machida, 1996 |?-o Pseudonus [3] | |-- P. acutus Garman, 1899 | |-- P. platycephalus (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913) | `-- P. squamiceps (Lloyd, 1907) |?-o Thalassobathia [2] | |-- T. nelsoni Lee, 1974 | `-- T. pelagica Cohen, 1963 |-- Bythitinae `-- Brosmophycinae
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 - 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