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

<==o Apogonidae [Cheilodipteridae] (kardinaaliahvenet)
   |-- †Apogonoides Plioc. NAf.
   |?- †Eosphaeramia margaritae M. Eoc. Eu.
   |-- †Praegalegra Olig. NA.
   |-- Pseudaminae [3/12]
   `--o Apogoninae [19/195]
      |-- Apogon [?Eretima] M. Eoc. Mioc. Eu. Mioc. NA. R. Oc. (kardinaaliahvenet; cardinalfishes) [110]
      |--o Apogonichthys
      |  |-- A. mentalis Evermann & Seale, 1907
      |  |-- A. ocellatus (Weber, 1913) (Ocellated cardinalfish)
      |  `-- A. perdix Bleeker, 1854 (Perdix cardinalfish)
      |--o Archamia
      |  |-- A. biguttata Lachner, 1951 (Twinspot cardinalfish)
      |  |-- A. bilineata Gon and Randall, 1995
      |  |-- A. buruensis (Bleeker, 1856) (Buru cardinalfish)
      |  |-- A. dispilus Lachner, 1951
      |  |-- A. fucata (Cantor, 1849) (Orangelined cardinalfish)
      |  |-- A. goni Chen & Shao, 1993
      |  |-- A. irida Gon and Randall, 1995
      |  |-- A. leai Waite, 1916 (Lea's cardinalfish)
      |  |-- A. lineolata (Cuvier, 1828) (Shimmering cardinal)
      |  |-- A. melasma Lachner & Taylor, 1960 (Blackspot cardinalfish)
      |  |-- A. mozambiquensis Smith, 1961 (Mozambique cardinalfish)
      |  |-- A. pallida Gon & Randall, 1995
      |  `-- A. zosterophora (Bleeker, 1856) (Blackbelted cardinalfish)
      |--o Astropogon
      |  |-- A. alutus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Bronze cardinalfish)
      |  |-- A. puncticulatus (Poey, 1867) (Blackfin cardinalfish)
      |  `-- A. stellatus (Cope, 1867) (Conchfish)
      |-- Cercamia eremia (Allen, 1987) (Glassy cardinalfish)
      |--o Cheilodipterus
      |  |-- C. alleni Gon, 1993
      |  |-- C. arabicus (Gmelin, 1789) (Tiger cardinal)
      |  |-- C. artus Smith, 1961 (Wolf cardinalfish)
      |  |-- C. intermedius Gon, 1993
      |  |-- C. isostigmus (Schultz, 1940) (Dog-toothed cardinalfish)
      |  |-- C. lachneri Klausewitz, 1959
      |  |-- C. macrodon (Lacépède, 1802) (Large toothed cardinalfish)
      |  |-- C. nigrotaeniatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
      |  |-- C. novemstriatus (Rüppell, 1838) (Indian Ocean twospot cardinalfish)
      |  |-- C. parazonatus Gon, 1993
      |  |-- C. persicus Gon, 1993 (Persian cardinalfish)
      |  |-- C. pygmaios Gon, 1993
      |  |-- C. quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828 (Five-lined cardinalfish)
      |  |-- C. singapurensis Bleeker, 1859 (Truncate cardinalfish)
      |  `-- C. zonatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
      |-- Coranthus polyacanthus (Vaillant, 1877)
      |--o Foa
      |  |-- F. brachygramma (Jenkins, 1903) (Weed cardinalfish)
      |  `-- F. fo Jordan & Seale, 1905
      |--o Fowleria
      |  |-- F. aurita (Valenciennes, 1831) (Crosseyed cardinalfish)
      |  |-- F. flammea Allen, 1993
      |  |-- F. marmorata (Alleyne & MacLeay, 1877) (Marbled cardinalfish)
      |  |-- F. punctulata (Rüppell, 1838) (Spotcheek cardinalfish)
      |  |-- F. vaiulae (Jordan & Seale, 1906) (Mottled cardinalfish)
      |  `-- F. variegata (Valenciennes, 1832) (Variegated cardinalfish)
      |--o Glossamia
      |  |-- G. aprion (Richardson, 1842) (Mouth almighty)
      |  |-- G. beauforti (Weber, 1907) (Beaufort's mouth almighty)
      |  |-- G. gjellerupi (Weber & de Beaufort, 1929) (Gjellerup's mouth almighty)
      |  |-- G. narindica Roberts, 1978 (Slender mouth almighty)
      |  |-- G. sandei (Weber, 1907) (Sande's mouth almighty)
      |  |-- G. trifasciata (Weber, 1913) (Three-barred mouth almighty)
      |  `-- G. wichmanni (Weber, 1907) (Wichmann's mouth almighty)
      |-- Holapogon maximus (Boulenger, 1888) (Titan cardinalfish)
      |-- Lachneratus phasmaticus Fraser & Struhsaker, 1991 (Phantom cardinalfish)
      |-- Mionorus bombonensis Herre, 1925
      |-- Neamia octospina Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (Eightspine cardinalfish)
      |-- Paxton concilians Baldwin & Johnson, 1999
      |--o Phaeoptyx
      |  |-- P. conklini (Silvester, 1915) (Freckled cardinalfish)
      |  |-- P. pigmentaria (Poey, 1860) (Dusky cardinalfish)
      |  `-- P. xenus (Böhlke & Randall, 1968) (Sponge cardinalfish)
      |--o Pterapogon
      |  |-- P. kauderni Koumans, 1933 (Banggai cardinal fish)
      |  `-- P. mirifica (Mees, 1966)
      |--o Rhabdamia
      |  |-- R. cypselurus Weber, 1909 (Swallowtail cardinalfish)
      |  |-- R. gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) (Luminous cardinalfish)
      |  |-- R. nigrimentum (Smith, 1961)
      |  `-- R. spilota Allen & Kuiter, 1994
      |--o Siphamia
      |  |-- S. argyrogaster (Weber, 1909)
      |  |-- S. cephalotes (Castelnau, 1875) (Wood's siphonfish)
      |  |-- S. corallicola Allen, 1993
      |  |-- S. cuneiceps Whitley, 1941
      |  |-- S. cuprea Lachner, 1953 (Coppery siphonfish)
      |  |-- S. fistulosa (Weber, 1909)
      |  |-- S. fuscolineata Lachner, 1953 (Crown-of-thorns cardinalfish)
      |  |-- S. guttulatus (Alleyne & Macleay, 1877)
      |  |-- S. jebbi Allen, 1993
      |  |-- S. majimai Matsubara & Iwai, 1958
      |  |-- S. mossambica Smith, 1955 (Sea urchin cardinal)
      |  |-- S. permutata Klausewitz, 1966
      |  |-- S. roseigaster (Ramsay & Ogilby, 1887) (Pink-breasted siphon-fish)
      |  |-- S. tubulata (Weber, 1909) (Siphonfish)
      |  `-- S. versicolor (Smith & Radcliffe, 1911) (Sea urchin cardinalfish)
      |--o Sphaeramia
      |  |-- S. nematoptera (Bleeker, 1856) (Pajama cardinalfish)
      |  `-- S. orbicularis (Cuvier, 1828) (Orbiculate cardinalfish)
      `--o Vencentia
         |-- V. badia Allen, 1987
         |-- V. chrysura (Ogilby, 1889)
         |-- V. conspersa (Klunzinger, 1872)
         |-- V. macrocauda Allen, 1987
         |-- V. novaehollandiae (Valenciennes, 1832)
         `-- V. punctata (Klunzinger, 1880)

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