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

<==o Myxodini [N: 5/9]
   |--o Clinitrachus
   |  |-- †C. gratus
   |  `-- C. argentatus (Risso, 1810) (Cline)
   |?-o Cristiceps [3]
   |  |-- C. argyropleura Kner, 1865 (Silver-sided weedfish)
   |  |-- C. aurantiacus Castelnau, 1879 (Golden weedfish)
   |  `-- C. australis Valenciennes, 1836 (Crested weedfish)
   |--o Gibbonsia [3]
   |  |-- G. elegans (Cooper, 1864) (Spotted kelpfish)
   |  |-- G. metzi Hubbs, 1927 (Striped kelpfish)
   |  `-- G. montereyensis Hubbs, 1927 (Crevice kelpfish)
   |--o Heterostichus [13]
   |  |-- H. adelaidae Castelnau, 1873 (Adelaide's weedfish)
   |  |-- H. eckloniae (McKay, 1970) (Kelp weedfish)
   |  |-- H. fasciatus (Macleay, 1881) (Banded weedfish)
   |  |-- H. heptaeolus (Ogilby, 1885) (Seven-bar weedfish)
   |  |-- H. johnstoni (Saville-Kent, 1886) (Johnston's weedfish)
   |  |-- H. macrophthalmus Hoese, 1976 (Tasselled weedfish)
   |  |-- H. marmoratus (Klunzinger, 1872) (Slender weedfish)
   |  |-- H. nasutus (Günther, 1861) (Large-nose weedfish)
   |  |-- H. perspicillatus (Valenciennes, 1836)
   |  |-- H. roseus (Günther, 1861)
   |  |-- H. tristis (Klunzinger, 1872) (Sharp-nose weedfish)
   |  |-- H. whiteleggi (Ogilby, 1894) (Whitelegg's weedfish)
   |  `-- H. wilsoni (Lucas, 1891) (Wilson's weedfish)
   |--o Myxodes [3]
   |  |-- M. cristatus Valenciennes, 1836 (Sailfin clinid)
   |  |-- M. ornatus Stephens & Springer, 1974
   |  `-- M. viridis Valenciennes, 1836
   `-- Ribeiroclinus eigenmanni (Jordan, 1888)

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