After Nelson, 1994, and Briggs, 2001, 2002, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Gobiesocoidei [Gobiesociformes; Xenopterygii; Synbranchiformes: Alabetoidei] (Clingfishes; imulevykalojensukuiset ahvenkalat) [36/120] `--o Gobiesocidae [Cheilobranchidae; Alabetidae] (Clingfishes; imulevykalat) [36/120] |?- †Bulbiceps Mioc. NA. |--o Acyrtus [2] | |-- A. artius Briggs, 1955 (Papillate clingfish) | `-- A. rubiginosus (Poey, 1868) (Red clingfish) |--o Alabes [Cheilobranchus] [4] | |-- A. brevis Springer & Fraser, 1976 | |-- A. dorsalis (Richardson, 1845) (Common shore-eel) | |-- A. hoesei Springer & Fraser, 1976 (Dwarf shore-eel) | `-- A. parvulus (McCulloch, 1909) (Pygmy shore-eel) |--o Apletodon [4] | |--o A. dentatus (Facciolà, 1887) (Small-headed clingfish) | | |-- A. d. bacescui (Murgoci, 1940) | | `-- A. d. dentatus (Facciolà, 1887) (Small-headed clingfish) | |-- A. incognitus Hofrichter & Patzner, 1997 | |-- A. microcephalus (Brook, 1890) | `-- A. pellegrini (Chabanaud, 1925) (Chubby clingfish) |--o Arcos [5] | |-- A. decoris Briggs, 1969 (Elegant clingfish) | |-- A. erythrops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Rockwall clingfish) | |-- A. macrophthalmus (Günther, 1861) (Padded clingfish) | |-- A. poecilophthalmus (Jenyns, 1842) (Galapagos clingfish) | `-- A. rhodospilus (Günther, 1864) (Rock clingfish) |-- Aspasma minima (Döderlein, 1887) |-- Aspasmichthys ciconiae (Jordan & Fowler, 1902) |-- Aspasmodes briggsi Smith, 1957 |--o Aspasmogaster [4] | |-- A. costata (Ogilby, 1885) (Eastern clingfish) | |-- A. liorhyncha Briggs, 1955 (Smooth-snout clingfish) | |-- A. occidentalis Hutchins, 1984 | `-- A. tasmaniensis (Günther, 1861) (Tasmanian clingfish) |-- Chorisochismus dentex (Pallas, 1769) (Rocksucker) |--o Cochleoceps [4] | |-- C. bassensis Hutchins, 1983 | |-- C. bicolor Hutchins, 1991 (Western cleaner-clingfish) | |-- C. orientalis Hutchins, 1991 (Eastern cleaner-clingfish) | `-- C. spatula (Günther, 1861) |--o Conidens [2] | |-- C. laticephalus (Tanaka, 1909) | `-- C. samoensis (Steindachner, 1906) |-- Creocele cardinalis (Ramsay, 1883) (Broad clingfish) |-- Dellichthys morelandi Briggs, 1955 (New Zealand urchin clingfish) |--o Derilissus [2] | |-- D. altifrons Smith-Vaniz, 1971 | `-- D. nanus Briggs, 1969 |--o Diplecogaster [4] | |--o D. bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788) [Lepadogaster bimaculatus??] (Two-spotted clingfish) | | |-- D. b. bimaculata (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Two-spotted clingfish) | | |-- D. b. euxinica Murgoci, 1964 | | `-- D. b. pectoralis Briggs, 1955 | |-- D. ctenocrypta Briggs, 1955 | `-- D. megalops Briggs, 1955 (Bigeye clingfish) |-- Diplocrepis puniceus (Richardson, 1846) (Orange clingfish) |-- Gastrocyathus gracilis Briggs, 1955 (New Zealand slender clingfish) |-- Gastrocymba quadriradiata (Rendahl, 1926)) |-- Gastroscyphus hectoris (Günther, 1876) (Hector's clingfish) |-- Gouania willdenowi (Risso, 1810) (Blunt-snouted clingfish) |-- Haplocylix littoreus (Forster, 1801) (Giant clingfish) |-- Kopua nuimata Hardy, 1984 |-- Lecanogaster chrysea Briggs, 1957 |--o Lepadogaster | |-- L. candollei Risso, 1810 (Connemarra clingfish) | |--o L. lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788) | | |-- L. l. lepadogaster (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Shore clingfish) | | `-- L. l. purpurea (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Cornish sucker) | `-- L. zebrina Lowe, 1839 |-- Liobranchia stria Briggs, 1955 Minute clingfish |-- Lissonanchus lusheri Smith, 1966 Streaky clingfish |--o Modicus [2] | |-- M. minimus Hardy, 1983 | `-- M. tangaroa Hardy, 1983 |--o Opeatogenys [2] | |-- O. cadenati Briggs, 1957 | `-- O. gracilis (Canestrini, 1864) |-- Parvicrepis parvipinnis (Waite, 1906) (Little clingfish) |-- Pherallodichthys meshimaensis Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1983 |-- Pherallodiscus funebris (Gilbert, 1890) |--o Pherallodus [2] | |-- P. indicus (Weber, 1913) | `-- P. smithi Briggs, 1955 (Mini-clingfish) |-- Posidonichthys hutchinsi Briggs, 1993 |-- Propherallodus briggsi Shiogaki & Dotsu, 1983 |--o Sicyases [2] | |-- S. brevirostris (Guichenot, 1848) | `-- S. sanguineus Müller & Troschel, 1843 |--o Tomicodon [13] | |-- T. absitus Briggs, 1955 | |-- T. bidens Briggs, 1969 (Bifid clingfish) | |-- T. boehlkei Briggs, 1955 (Cortez clingfish) | |-- T. chilensis Brisout de Barneville, 1846 (Smallsucker clingfish) | |-- T. eos (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Rosy clingfish) | |-- T. fasciatus (Peters, 1860) (Barred clingfish) | |-- T. humeralis (Gilbert, 1890) (Sonora clingfish) | |-- T. myersi Briggs, 1955 | |-- T. petersi (Garman, 1875) (Peter's clingfish) | |-- T. prodomus Briggs, 1969 | |-- T. rhabdotus Smith-Vaniz, 1969 | |-- T. vermiculatus Briggs, 1955 | `-- T. zebra (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) |--o Trachelochismus | |-- T. melobesia Phillipps, 1927 (Striped clingfish) | `-- T. pinnulatus (Forster, 1801) (Lumpfish) |--o Gobiesocinae | |== Other gobiesocine genera? | |-- Gobiesox [26] | `--+--o Acyrtops [2] | | |-- A. amplicirrus Briggs, 1955 [Rimicola brevis Briggs, 1969] | | `-- A. beryllinus (Hildebrand & Ginsburg, 1926) (Emerald clingfish) | |-- Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps Smith, 1943 (Weedsucker) | `--o Rimicola [5] | |-- R. cabrilloi Briggs, 2002 | |-- R. dimorpha Briggs, 1955 (Southern clingfish) | |-- R. eigenmanni (Gilbert, 1890) (Slender clingfish) | |-- R. muscarum (Meek & Pierson, 1895) (Kelp clingfish) | `-- R. sila Briggs, 1955 `--o Diademichthyinae |== Other diademichthyine genera? |-- Diademichthys lineatus (Sauvage, 1883) (Urchin clingfish) |-- Discotrema crinophila Briggs, 1976 (Crinoid clingfish) `--o Lepadichthys [Briggs (2001): 10 sp.] |-- L. bolini Briggs, 1962 |-- L. caritus Briggs, 1969 (Pale clingfish) |-- L. coccinotaenia Regan, 1921 (Eyestripe clingfish) |-- L. ctenion Briggs & Link, 1963 |-- L. erythraeus Briggs & Link, 1963 |-- L. frenatus Waite, 1904 |-- L. lineatus Briggs, 1966 (Doubleline clingfish) |-- L. minor Briggs, 1955 (Minor clingfish) |-- L. sandaracatus Whitley, 1943 `-- L. springeri Briggs, 2001 (Philippine clingfish)
Reference(s):
- Briggs, J. C., 2001: New species of Lepadichthys from the Philippine Islands.
–Copeia: Vol. 101, #2, pp. 499-500 - Briggs, J. C., 2002: New species of Rimicola from California.
–Copeia: Vol. 102, #2, pp. 441-444 - 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 - 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 - Springer, V. G. & Fraser, T. H., 1976: Synonymy of the fish families Cheilobranchidae (=Alabetidae) and Gobiesocidae, with descriptions of two new species of Alabes.
–Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology: #234, pp. 1-23