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)

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