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

<==o Carapidae [Carapodidae; Fierasferidae] (neulakalat) [7/31]
   |--o Pyramodontinae [2/9]
   |  |--o Pyramodon [4]
   |  |  |-- P. lindas Markle & Olney, 1990
   |  |  |-- P. parini Markle & Olney, 1990
   |  |  |-- P. punctatus (Regan, 1914) (Dogtooth pearlfish)
   |  |  `-- P. ventralis Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
   |  `--o Snyderidia [N: 5] [FB: 1]
   |     |-- S. sp.1
   |     |-- S. sp.2
   |     |-- S. sp.3
   |     |-- S. sp.4
   |     `-- S. canina Gilbert, 1905
   `--o Carapinae (neulakalat; pearlfishes) [5/27]
      |--o Echiodon [N: 11] [FB: 10]
      |  |?- E. sp.
      |  |-- E. coheni Williams, 1984
      |  |-- E. cryomargarites Markle, Williams & Olney, 1983 (Messmate)
      |  |-- E. dawsoni Williams & Shipp, 1982 (Chain pearlfish)
      |  |-- E. dentatus (Cuvier, 1829)
      |  |-- E. drummondi Thompson, 1837
      |  |-- E. exsilium Rosenblatt, 1961
      |  |-- E. neotes Markle & Olney, 1990
      |  |-- E. pegasus Markle & Olney, 1990
      |  |-- E. pukaki Markle & Olney, 1990
      |  `-- E. rendahli (Whitley, 1941)
      |--o Eurypleuron [N: 2] [FB: 1]
      |  |-- E. sp.
      |  `-- E. owasianum (Matsubara, 1953) (Eel pearlfish)
      |--o Carapus [Disparichthys, Fierasfer] Olig. Mioc. NA. Mioc. Aus. R. Pac. Oc. [4]
      |  |?- C. affinis [Fierasfer affinis] (amerikanneulakala)
      |  |-- C. acus (Brünnich, 1768) [Fierasfer acus] (neulakala; Pearl fish)
      |  |-- C. bermudensis (Jones, 1874) (Pearlfish)
      |  |-- C. mourlani (Petit, 1934) (Star pearlfish)
      |  `-- C. sluiteri (Weber, 1905)
      |--o Onuxodon [3]
      |  |-- O. fowleri (Smith, 1955) (Fowler's pearlfish)
      |  |-- O. margaritiferae (Rendahl, 1921) (Bivalve pearlfish)
      |  `-- O. parvibrachium (Fowler, 1927) (Oyster pearlfish)
      `--o Encheliophis [Jordaniscus] [7]
         |-- E. boraborensis (Kaup, 1856) (Pinhead pearlfish)
         |-- E. dubius (Putnam, 1874) (Pacific pearlfish)
         |-- E. gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) (Graceful pearlfish)
         |-- E. homei (Richardson, 1846) (Silver pearlfish)
         |-- E. sagamianus (Tanaka, 1908)
         |-- E. vermicularis Müller, 1842 (Worm pearlfish)
         `-- E. vermiops Markle & Olney, 1990 (Pygmy pearlfish)

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