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

<==o Anabantidae (kiipijäkalat; climbing gouramies) [4/35]
   |--o Anabas Pleist. R. EInd. [2]
   |  |-- A. cobojius (Hamilton, 1822) Gangetic koi
   |  `-- A. testudineus (Bloch, 1792)(kiipijäkala; Climbing perch)
   |-- Ctenopoma [20]
   |--o Microctenopoma [11]
   |  |-- M. ansorgii (Boulenger, 1912) (Ornate ctenopoma)
   |  |-- M. congicum (Boulenger, 1887) (Congo ctenopoma)
   |  |-- M. damasi (Poll & Damas, 1939)
   |  |-- M. fasciolatum (Boulenger, 1899) (Banded ctenopoma)
   |  |-- M. intermedium (Pellegrin, 1920)
   |  |-- M. lineatum (Nichols, 1923)
   |  |-- M. milleri (Norris & Douglas, 1991)
   |  |-- M. nanum (Günther, 1896) (Dwarf ctenopoma)
   |  |-- M. nigricans Norris, 1995
   |  |-- M. pekkolai (Rendahl, 1935)
   |  `-- M. uelense Norris & Douglas, 1995
   `--o Sandelia [2]
      |-- S. bainsii Castelnau, 1861 (Rocky kurper)
      `-- S. capensis (Cuvier, 1829) (Cape kurper)

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