After Nelson, 1994, and Frickhinger, 1995, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Ephippidae [Platacidae] (levykalat) [N: 7/20] [FB: 8/15] |-- †Archaephippus asper M. Eoc. Eu. |-- †Eoplatax papilio M. Eoc. Eu. |-- †Ephippites Olig. Eu. |-- †Exellia velifer [Semiophorus] M. Eoc. Eu. |?- †Paraplatax Olig. EEu. |--o Chaetodipterus [3] | |-- C. faber (Broussonet, 1782) [Ephippus faber] (Atlantic spadefish) | |-- C. lippei Steindachner, 1895 (West African spadefish) | `-- C. zonatus (Girard, 1858) (Pacific spadefish) |--o Ephippus [2] | |-- †E. longipennis | |-- E. goreensis Cuvier, 1831 (East Atlantic African spadefish) | `-- E. orbis (Bloch, 1787) (Orbfish) |-- Parapsettus panamensis (Steindachner, 1875) (Panama spadefish) |--o Platax [5] | |-- P. batavianus Cuvier, 1831 Humpback batfish | |-- P. boersii Bleeker, 1852 | |-- P. orbicularis (Forsskål, 1775) (yökönsiipi; Orbicular batfish) | |-- P. pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Dusky batfish) | `-- P. teira (Forsskål, 1775) (Tiera batfish) |-- Proteracanthus sarissophorus (Cantor, 1849) |-- Rhinoprenes pentanemus Munro, 1964 (Threadfin scat) |-- Tripterodon orbis Playfair, 1867 (African spadefish) `-- Zabidius novemaculeatus (McCulloch, 1916) (Ninespine batfish)
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 - 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