After Carroll, 1988, and Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Mastacambelidae (spiny eels; puikkokalat) |?- Sinobdella sinensis (Bleeker, 1870) |--o Mestacambelinae (puikkokalat) | |--o Macrognathus | | |-- M. aculeatus (Bloch, 1786) (Lesser spiny eel) | | |-- M. aral (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (One-stripe spiny eel) | | |-- M. caudiocellatus (Boulenger, 1893) | | |-- M. circumcinctus (Hora, 1924) | | |-- M. dorsiocellatus Britz, 2009 | | |-- M. guentheri (Day, 1865) (Malabar spinyeel) | | |-- M. keithi (Herre, 1940) | | |-- M. lineatomaculatus Britz, 2009 | | |-- M. maculatus (Cuvier, 1832) (Frecklefin eel) | | |-- M. malabaricus (Jerdon, 1849) | | |-- M. meklongensis Roberts, 1986 | | |-- M. morehensis Arunkumar & Tombi Singh, 2000 | | |-- M. obscurus Britz, 2009 | | |-- M. pancalus Hamilton, 1822 (Barred spiny eel) | | |-- M. pavo Britz, 2009 | | |-- M. semiocellatus Roberts, 1986 | | |-- M. siamensis (Günther, 1861) (Peacock eel) | | |-- M. taeniagaster (Fowler, 1935) | | `-- M. zebrinus (Blyth, 1858) (Zebra spiny eel) | `--o Mastacembelus | |-- M. alboguttatus Boulenger, 1893 | |-- M. armatus (Lacépède, 1800) (Tiretrack eel) | |-- M. dayi Boulenger, 1912 | |-- M. erythrotaenia Bleeker, 1850 (Fire eel) | |-- M. favus Hora, 1924 (Tire track eel) | |-- M. mastacembelus (Banks & Solander, 1794) | |-- M. notophthalmus Roberts, 1989 | |-- M. oatesii Boulenger, 1893 | `-- M. unicolor Cuvier, 1832 `--o Afromestacambelinae (afrikanpuikkokalat) |-- Aethiomastacembelus `-- Caecomastacembelus [Afromastacembelus]
Reference(s):
- Britz, R., 2009: Species of the Macrognathus aculeatus group in Myanmar with remarks on M. caudiocellatus (Teleostei: Synbranchiformes: Mastacembelidae).
–Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters: Vol. 20, pp. 295–308 [from a refer] - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Carroll, R. L., 1988: Appendix. 594-648
in Carroll, R. L., 1988: Vertebrate paleontology and evolution.
–W. H. Freeman and company, New York, 1988, 698 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Lahti, S., Malmström, K. K., Koli, L., Leikola, A., Syrjämäki, J. & Lahti, J., 1980: Zoo, Suuri Eläinkirja 5: Kalat, sammakkoeläimet, matelijat.
–Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo-Helsinki-Juva, 1980.
Original work [in French]: Beauté Du Monde Animal: IX Reptiles/Amphibiens & X Poissons.
–Rizzoli Editore, Milano, 1968 - Nelson, J. S., 1994: Fishes of the world.
–John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, 1994, xx-600