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

<==o Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes) [N: 5/15] [FB: 6/32]
   |-- Brephostoma carpenteri Alcock, 1889
   |?- Brinkmannella [not recognized by the Fishbase]
   |--o Epigonus [?Microichthys] [26]
   |  |-- E. affinis Parin & Abramov, 1986
   |  |-- E. angustifrons Abramov & Manilo, 1987
   |  |-- E. atherinoides (Gilbert, 1905)
   |  |-- E. constanciae (Giglioli, 1880)
   |  |-- E. crassicaudus de Buen, 1959
   |  |-- E. ctenolepis Mochizuki & Shirakihara, 1983
   |  |-- E. denticulatus Dieuzeide, 1950 Pencil cardinal
   |  |-- E. devaneyi Gon, 1985
   |  |-- E. elegans Parin & Abramov, 1986
   |  |-- E. elongatus Parin & Abramov, 1986
   |  |-- E. fragilis (Jordan & Jordan, 1922)
   |  |-- E. glossodontus Gon, 1985
   |  |-- E. heracleus Parin & Abramov, 1986
   |  |-- E. lenimen (Whitley, 1935) Big-eyed cardinalfish
   |  |-- E. macrops (Brauer, 1906)
   |  |-- E. marimonticolus Parin & Abramov, 1986
   |  |-- E. merleni McCosker & Long, 1997
   |  |-- E. notacanthus Parin & Abramov, 1986
   |  |-- E. occidentalis Goode & Bean, 1896
   |  |-- E. oligolepis Mayer, 1974
   |  |-- E. pandionis (Goode & Bean, 1881) Bigeye
   |  |-- E. parini Abramov, 1987
   |  |-- E. pectinifer Mayer, 1974
   |  |-- E. robustus (Barnard, 1927) Robust cardinalfish
   |  |-- E. telescopus (Risso, 1810) Bulls-eye
   |  `-- E. waltersensis Parin & Abramov, 1986
   |-- Florenciella lugubris Mead & De Falla, 1965
   |--o Microichthys [2]
   |  |-- M. coccoi Rüppell, 1852
   |  `-- M. sanzoi Sparta, 1950
   |-- Rosenblattia robusta Mead & De Falla, 1965
   `-- Sphyraenops bairdianus Poey, 1861 [Scombrosphyraena]

Reference(s):

  • Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
    –iNet: www.fishbase.org
  • Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
    –John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600