After Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Bathymyrinae |--o Ariosoma [Alloconger, Congermuraena] Olig. Plioc. Eu. R. Oc. [13] | |-- A. anago (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Silvery conger) | |-- A. anagoides (Bleeker, 1854) (Sea conger) | |-- A. anale (Poey, 1860) (Longtrunk conger) | |-- A. balearicum (Delaroche, 1809) (Bandtooth conger) | |-- A. coquettei Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 | |-- A. gilberti (Ogilby, 1898) (Gilbert's garden eel) | |-- A. mauritianum (Pappenheim, 1914) (Blunt-tooth conger) | |-- A. mellissi (Günther, 1870) (Silver Eel) | |-- A. nigrimanus Norman, 1939 | |-- A. prorigerum (Gilbert, 1891) (Slope conger) | |-- A. scheelei (Strömman, 1896) (Tropical conger) | |-- A. selenops Reid, 1934 | `--o A. shiroanago (Asano, 1958) | |-- A. s. major (Asano, 1958) | `-- A. s. shiroanago (Asano, 1958) |-- Bathymyrus smithi Castle, 1968 (Maputo conger) |--o Chiloconger [2] | |-- C. dentatus (Garman, 1899) (Shortsnout conger) | `-- C. similis Wade, 1946 (Shorttail conger) |--o Parabathymyrus [2] | |-- P. macrophthalmus Kamohara, 1938 | `-- P. oregoni Smith & Kanazawa, 1977 `--o Paraconger [5] |-- P. californiensis Kanazawa, 1961 (Californian conger) |-- P. caudilimbatus (Poey, 1867) (Margintail conger) |-- P. guianensis Kanazawa, 1961 |-- P. macrops (Günther, 1870) (Blackspot conger) `-- P. notialis Kanazawa, 1961 (Guinean conger)
Reference(s):
- 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 - Frickhinger, K. A., 1995: Fossil Atlas – Fishes.
–Mergus – Publishers for Natural History and Pet Books, Hans A. Baensch, Malle, Germany, 1-1088 - 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