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

<==o Malacanthidae [Branchiostegidae] (tilefishes)
   |--o Malacanthinae
   |  |--o Hoplolatilus [N: 8] [FB: 11]
   |  |  |-- H. chlupatyi Klausewitz, McCosker, Randall & Zetzsche, 1978 Chameleon sand tilefish
   |  |  |-- H. cuniculus Randall & Dooley, 1974 Dusky tilefish
   |  |  |-- H. fourmanoiri Smith, 1964 Yellow-spotted tilefish
   |  |  |-- H. fronticinctus (Günther, 1887) Pastel tilefish
   |  |  |-- H. geo Fricke & Kacher, 1982
   |  |  |-- H. luteus Allen & Kuiter, 1989 Yellow tilefish
   |  |  |-- H. marcosi Burgess, 1978 Redback sand tilefish
   |  |  |-- H. oreni (Clark & Ben-Tuvia, 1973)
   |  |  |-- H. pohle Earle & Pyle, 1997
   |  |  |-- H. purpureus Burgess, 1978 Purple sand tilefish
   |  |  `-- H. starcki Randall & Dooley, 1974 Stark's tilefish
   |  `--o Malacanthus [N & FB: 3]
   |     |-- M. brevirostris Guichenot, 1848 (Quakerfish)
   |     |-- M. latovittatus (Lacépède, 1801) (Blue blanquillo)
   |     `-- M. plumieri (Bloch, 1786) (Sand tilefish)
   `--o Latilinae [Branchiosteginae] [N & FB: 3/28]
      |--o Branchiostegus [Latilus] Plioc. NAf. R. Oc. [15]
      |  |-- B. albus Dooley, 1978
      |  |-- B. argentatus (Cuvier, 1830)
      |  |-- B. auratus (Kishinouye, 1907)
      |  |-- B. australiensis Dooley & Kailola, 1988
      |  |-- B. doliatus (Cuvier, 1830) (Ribbed tilefish)
      |  |-- B. gloerfelti Dooley & Kailola, 1988
      |  |-- B. hedlandensis Dooley & Kailola, 1988
      |  |-- B. ilocanus Herre, 1928
      |  |-- B. japonicus (Houttuyn, 1782) (Red tilefish)
      |  |-- B. paxtoni Dooley & Kailola, 1988
      |  |-- B. sawakinensis Amirthalingam, 1969 (Freckled tilefish)
      |  |-- B. semifasciatus (Norman, 1931) (Zebra tilefish)
      |  |-- B. serratus Dooley & Paxton, 1975
      |  |-- B. vittatus Herre, 1926
      |  `-- B. wardi Whitley, 1932
      |--o Caulolatilus E. Plio. R. NA. [11]
      |  |-- C. affinis Gill, 1865 (Bighead tilefish)
      |  |-- C. bermudensis Dooley, 1981 (Bermuda tilefish)
      |  |-- C. chrysops (Valenciennes, 1833) (Atlantic goldeye tilefish)
      |  |-- C. cyanops Poey, 1866 (Blackline tilefish)
      |  |-- C. dooleyi Berry, 1978 (Bankslope tilefish)
      |  |-- C. guppyi Beebe & Tee-Van, 1937 (Reticulated tilefish)
      |  |-- C. hubbsi Dooley, 1978 (Hubbs' tilefish)
      |  |-- C. intermedius Howell Rivero, 1936 (Gulf bareye tilefish)
      |  |-- C. microps Goode & Bean, 1878 (Grey tilefish)
      |  |-- C. princeps (Jenyns, 1840) (Ocean whitefish)
      |  `-- C. williamsi Dooley & Berry, 1977 (Yellowbar tilefish)
      `--o Lopholatilus
         |-- †L. rayus Purdy, Schneider, Applegate, McLellan, Meyer & Slaughter, 2001
         |-- L. chamaeleonticeps Goode & Bean, 1879 (Great northern tilefish)
         `-- L. villarii Miranda-Ribeiro, 1915

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