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

<==o Gammistini [N: 8/21] [FB: 8/27]
   |-- Aporops bilinearis Schultz, 1943 (Blotched podge)
   |-- Grammistes sexlineatus (Thunberg, 1792) (Sixline soapfish)
   |-- Grammistops ocellatus Schultz, 1953 (Ocellate soapfish)
   |-- Jeboehlkia gladifer Robins, 1967
   |--o Pogonoperca [= Pogonopera lapsus calami] [2]
   |  |-- P. ocellata Günther, 1859
   |  `-- P. punctata (Valenciennes, 1830)
   |--o Pseudogramma [Rhegma] [10]
   |  |-- P. astigmum Randall & Baldwin, 1997
   |  |-- P. australis Randall & Baldwin, 1997
   |  |-- P. axelrodi Allen & Robertson, 1995
   |  |-- P. erythreum Randall & Baldwin, 1997
   |  |-- P. gregoryi (Breder, 1927) (Reef bass)
   |  |-- P. guineensis (Norman, 1935)
   |  |-- P. megamycterum Randall & Baldwin, 1997
   |  |-- P. pectoralis Randall & Baldwin, 1997
   |  |-- P. polyacanthum (Bleeker, 1856) (Honeycomb podge)
   |  `-- P. thaumasium (Gilbert, 1900) (Pacific reef bass)
   |--o Rypticus [9]
   |  |-- R. bicolor Valenciennes, 1846 (Mottled soapfish)
   |  |-- R. bistrispinus (Mitchill, 1818) (Freckled soapfish)
   |  |-- R. courtenayi McCarthy, 1979
   |  |-- R. macrostigmus Courtenay, 1967 (Largespotted soapfish)
   |  |-- R. maculatus Holbrook, 1855 (Whitespotted soapfish)
   |  |-- R. nigripinnis Gill, 1861 (Blackfin soapfish)
   |  |-- R. randalli Courtenay, 1967
   |  |-- R. saponaceus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Lizard goby)
   |  `-- R. subbifrenatus Gill, 1861 (Spotted soapfish)
   `--o Suttonia [2]
      |-- S. lineata Gosline, 1960 (Freckleface podge)
      `-- S. suttoni Smith, 1953

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