After Carroll, 1988 and Nelson, 1994, with recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]

<==o Sparinae
   |--o Acanthopagrus ()? [8]
   |  |-- A. australis (Günther, 1859) (Surf bream)
   |  |-- A. berda (Forsskål, 1775) (Picnic seabream)
   |  |-- A. bifasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) (Twobar seabream)
   |  |-- A. butcheri (Munro, 1949) (Southern black bream)
   |  |-- A. latus (Houttuyn, 1782) (Yellowfin seabream)
   |  |-- A. palmaris (Whitley, 1935) (North west black bream)
   |  |-- A. schlegeli (Bleeker, 1854) (Black porgy)
   |  `-- A. sivicolus Akazaki, 1962 (Okinawa seabream)
   |--o Calamus ()? [13]
   |  |-- C. arctifrons Goode & Bean, 1882 (Grass porgy)
   |  |-- C. bajonado (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Jolthead porgy)
   |  |-- C. brachysomus (Lockington, 1880) (Pacific porgy)
   |  |-- C. calamus (Valenciennes, 1830) (Saucereye porgy)
   |  |-- C. campechanus Randall & Caldwell, 1966 (Campeche porgy)
   |  |-- C. cervigoni Randall & Caldwell, 1966 (Spotfin porgy)
   |  |-- C. leucosteus Jordan & Gilbert, 1885 (Whitebone porgy)
   |  |-- C. mu Randall & Caldwell, 1966 (Flathead porgy)
   |  |-- C. nodosus Randall & Caldwell, 1966 (Knobbed porgy)
   |  |-- C. penna (Valenciennes, 1830) (Sheepshead porgy)
   |  |-- C. pennatula Guichenot, 1868 (Pluma porgy)
   |  |-- C. proridens Jordan & Gilbert, 1884 (Littlehead porgy)
   |  `-- C. taurinus (Jenyns, 1840) (Galapagos porgy)
   |--o Chrysoblephus ()? [6]
   |  |-- C. anglicus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Englishman seabream)
   |  |-- C. cristiceps (Valenciennes, 1830) (Daggerhead seabream)
   |  |-- C. gibbiceps (Valenciennes, 1830) (Red stumpnose seabream)
   |  |-- C. laticeps (Valenciennes, 1830) (Roman seabream)
   |  |-- C. lophus (Fowler, 1925) (False red stumpnose)
   |  `-- C. puniceus (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Slinger seabream)
   |-- Cymatoceps nasutus (Castelnau, 1861) (Poenskop seabream)
   |-- Porcostoma dentata (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908) (Dane seabream)
   |-- Pterogymnus laniarius (Valenciennes, 1830) (Panga seabream)
   |--o Rhabdosargus ()? [5]
   |  |-- R. globiceps (Valenciennes, 1830) (White stumpnose)
   |  |-- R. haffara (Forsskål, 1775) (Haffara seabream)
   |  |-- R. holubi (Steindachner, 1881) (Cape stumpnose)
   |  |-- R. sarba (Forsskål, 1775) (Goldlined seabream)
   |  `-- R. thorpei Smith, 1979 (Bigeye stumpnose)
   |-- Sparodon durbanensis (Castelnau, 1861) (Musselcracker seabream)
   |--o Sparus [Aurata, Chrysophrys] Eoc. WInd. Olig. Plioc. Eu. Plioc. NAf. R. Oc. ()? [2]
   |  |-- S. auratus Linnaeus, 1758 (kultaotsa-ahven; Gilthead seabream)
   |  `-- S. swinhonis czerskii Berg, 1914
   `--o Stenotomus ()? [2]
      |-- S. caprinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 (Longspine porgy)
      `-- S. chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766) (Scup)

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