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

<==o Callionymidae Bonaparte, 1832 (dragonets; merikokit) [N: 18/130] [FB: 17/121]
   |-- Anaora tentaculata Gray, 1835 (Tentacled dragonet)
   |--o Bathycallionymus [3]
   |  |-- B. formosanus (Fricke, 1981)
   |  |-- B. kaianus (Günther, 1880)
   |  `-- B. sokonumeri (Kamohara, 1936)
   |-- Callionymus Linnaeus, 1758; M.Eoc.-Plioc. Eu., R. Oc. [N: 84] [FB: 57]
   |-- Calliurichthys japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782)
   |-- Chalinops [not recognized by the Fishbase]
   |-- Dactylopus dactylopus (Valenciennes, 1837) (Fingered dragonet)
   |--o Diplogrammus [6]
   |  |-- D. goramensis (Bleeker, 1858)
   |  |-- D. gruveli Smith, 1963
   |  |-- D. infulatus Smith, 1963 (Sawspine dragonet)
   |  |-- D. pauciradiatus (Gill, 1865) (Spotted dragonet)
   |  |-- D. pygmaeus Fricke, 1981 (Pygmy dragonet)
   |  `-- D. xenicus (Jordan & Thompson, 1914)
   |--o Draculo [3]
   |  |-- D. celetus (Smith, 1963) (Dainty dragonet)
   |  |-- D. mirabilis Snyder, 1911
   |  `-- D. shango (Davis & Robins, 1966)
   |-- Eleutherochir opercularis (Valenciennes, 1837) (Flap-gilled dragonet)
   |--o Foetorepus [5]
   |  |-- F. calauropomus (Richardson, 1844) (Common stinkfish)
   |  |-- F. goodenbeani Nakabo & Hartel, 1999
   |  |-- F. kamoharai Nakabo, 1983
   |  |-- F. masudai Nakabo, 1987
   |  `-- F. phasis (Günther, 1880) (Bight stinkfish)
   |-- Neosynchiropus ijimai (Jordan & Thompson, 1914) (Japanese dragonet)
   |-- Paracallionymus costatus (Boulenger, 1898) (Cape dragonet)
   |--o Paradiplogrammus [2]
   |  |-- P. bairdi (Jordan, 1888) (Lancer dragonet)
   |  `-- P. parvus Nakabo, 1984
   |-- Pogonymus [not recognized by the Fishbase]
   |-- Protogrammus sousai (Maul, 1972)
   |--o Pseudocalliurichthys [3]
   |  |-- P. brevianalis (Fricke, 1983)
   |  |-- P. ikedai Nakabo, Senou & Aizawa, 1998
   |  `-- P. variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
   |--o Repomucenus [9]
   |  |-- R. calcaratus (Macleay, 1881) (Spotted stinkfish)
   |  |-- R. curvicornis (Valenciennes, 1837)
   |  |-- R. huguenini (Bleeker, 1858-59)
   |  |-- R. koreanus Nakabo, Jeon & Li, 1987
   |  |-- R. lunatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
   |  |-- R. olidus (Günther, 1873)
   |  |-- R. ornatipinnis (Regan, 1905)
   |  |-- R. richardsonii (Bleeker, 1854)
   |  `-- R. valenciennei (Temminck & Schlegel, 1845)
   |-- Spinicapitichthys draconis (Nakabo, 1977)
   `-- Synchiropus [23]

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