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

<==o Acropomatidae (lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses) [11/40]
   |--o Acropoma
   |  |-- †A. lepidotus
   |  |-- A. hanedai Matsubara, 1953
   |  `-- A. japonicum Günther, 1859 (Glowbelly)
   |-- Apogonops anomalus Ogilby, 1896 (Three-spined cardinalfish)
   |--o Doederleinia
   |  |-- D. berycoides (Hilgendorf, 1879)
   |  `-- D. orientalis Steindachner & Döderlein, 1883
   |--o Malakichthys
   |  |-- M. elegans Matsubara & Yamaguti, 1943
   |  |-- M. griseus Döderlein, 1883
   |  `-- M. wakiyae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925
   |--o Neoscombrops
   |  |-- N. annectens Gilchrist, 1922 (Sombre splitfin)
   |  |-- N. atlanticus Mochizuki & Sano, 1984
   |  |-- N. cynodon (Regan, 1921) (Silver splitfin)
   |  `-- N. pacificus Mochizuki, 1979
   |?- Pseudohowella intermedia Fedoryako, 1976 [not recognized by Nelson, 1994]
   |--o Synagrops [10]
   |  |-- S. adeni Kotthaus, 1970 (Aden splitfin)
   |  |-- S. analis (Katayama, 1957)
   |  |-- S. argyrea (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
   |  |-- S. bellus (Goode & Bean, 1896) (Blackmouth bass)
   |  |-- S. japonicus (Döderlein, 1883) (Japanese splitfin)
   |  |-- S. microlepis Norman, 1935 (Thinlip splitfin)
   |  |-- S. philippinensis (Günther, 1880)
   |  |-- S. serratospinosus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
   |  |-- S. spinosus Schultz, 1940
   |  `-- S. trispinosus Mochizuki & Sano, 1984
   |-- Verilus sordidus Poey, 1860
   |?-o Symphysanodon [Symphysanodontidae] ()? [5]
   |  |-- S. berryi Anderson, 1970 (Slope bass)
   |  |-- S. katayamai Anderson, 1970
   |  |-- S. maunaloae Anderson, 1970 (Longtailed slopefish)
   |  |-- S. octoactinus Anderson, 1970
   |  `-- S. typus Bleeker, 1878 (Insular shelf beauty)
   |--o Howella [Howellidae] ()? [4] [are percichthyids??]
   |  |-- H. brodiei Ogilby, 1899 (Pelagic basslet)
   |  |-- H. parini Fedoryako, 1976
   |  |-- H. sherborni (Norman, 1930)
   |  `-- H. zina Fedoryako, 1976
   `--o Polyprionidae (hylkyahvenet; Wreckfishes)? [2/6]
      |--o Polyprion ()? [4]
      |  |-- P. americanus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (hylkyahven; Wreckfish)
      |  |-- P. moeone Phillipps, 1927 (Bass groper)
      |  |-- P. oxygeneios (Schneider & Forster, 1801) (Hapuka)
      |  `-- P. yanezi de Buen, 1959
      `--o Stereolepis [2]
         |-- S. doederleini Lindberg & Krasyukova, 1969
         `-- S. gigas Ayres, 1859 (Giant sea bass)

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