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

<==o Nemophidini (saber-toothed blennies) [5/48]
   |--o Aspidontus
   |  |-- A. dussumieri (Valenciennes, 1836) (Lance blenny)
   |  `--o A. taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (valepuhdistajakala; False cleanerfish))
   |     |-- A. t. taeniatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 (False cleanerfish)
   |     `-- A. t. tractus Fowler, 1903
   |-- Meiacanthus [22]
   |--o Petroscirtes [10]
   |  |-- P. ancylodon Rüppell, 1835 (Arabian fangblenny)
   |  |-- P. breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836) (Striped poison-fang blenny mimic)
   |  |-- P. fallax Smith-Vaniz, 1976 (Deceiver fangbelly)
   |  |-- P. lupus (De Vis, 1885) (Wolf fangbelly)
   |  |-- P. marginatus Smith-Vaniz, 1976
   |  |-- P. mitratus Rüppell, 1830 (Floral blenny)
   |  |-- P. springeri Smith-Vaniz, 1976
   |  |-- P. thepassii (Bleeker, 1853) (Thepas' sabretooth blenny)
   |  |-- P. variabilis Cantor, 1849 (Variable sabretooth blenny)
   |  `-- P. xestus Jordan & Seale, 1906 (Xestus sabretooth blenny)
   |--o Plagiotremus [9]
   |  |-- P. azalea (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Sabertooth blenny)
   |  |-- P. ewaensis (Brock, 1948) (Ewa blenny)
   |  |-- P. goslinei (Strasburg, 1956) (Biting blenny)
   |  |-- P. laudandus (Whitley, 1961) (Bicolour fangblenny)
   |  |-- P. phenax Smith-Vaniz, 1976 (Imposter fangblenny)
   |  |-- P. rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) (Bluestriped fangblenny)
   |  |-- P. spilistius Gill, 1865
   |  |-- P. tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) (Piano fangblenny)
   |  `-- P. townsendi (Regan, 1905) (Townsend's fangblenny)
   `--o Xiphasia [Nemophis]
      |-- X. matsubarai Okada & Suzuki, 1952 (Japanese snake blenny)
      `-- X. setifer Swainson, 1839 (Hairtail blenny)

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