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

<==o Percichthyidae [incl. Perciliidae] (temperate perches, meribassit) [FB: 12/30]
   |?- †Blotichthys coleatus M. Eoc. Eu.
   |-- Bathysphyraenops simplex Parr, 1933
   |--+-- †Santosius antiquus Mioc. SA.
   |  |?-o Percilia Eoc. Eu. R. SA. [Perciliidae] [2]
   |  |  |-- P. gillissi Girard, 1855
   |  |  `-- P. irwini Eigenmann, 1928
   |  `--o Percichthys U. Paleoc. U. Eoc. R. SA. [5]
   |     |-- †P. antiquus
   |     |-- P. altispinis Regan, 1905
   |     |-- P. colhuapiensis MacDonagh, 1955 (Largemouth perch)
   |     |-- P. melanops Girard, 1855
   |     |-- P. trucha (Valenciennes, 1833) (Creole perch)
   |     `-- P. vinciguerrae Perugia, 1891
   `--+-- Bostockia porosa Castelnau, 1873 (Nightfish)
      |-- Edelia vittata Castelnau, 1873 (Western pygmy perch)
      |--o Gadopsis [2]
      |  |-- G. bispinosus Sanger, 1984 (Two-spined blackfish)
      |  `-- G. marmoratus Richardson, 1848 (River blackfish)
      |--o Howella [4]
      |  |-- H. brodiei Ogilby, 1899 (Pelagic basslet)
      |  |-- H. parini Fedoryako, 1976
      |  |-- H. sherborni (Norman, 1930)
      |  `-- H. zina Fedoryako, 1976
      |--o Lateolabrax [2]
      |  |-- L. japonicus (Cuvier, 1828) (Japanese seaperch)
      |  `-- L. latus Katayama, 1957
      |--o Maccullochella Tert. R. Aus. [3] 
      |  |-- M. ikei Rowland, 1986 (Eastern freshwater cod)
      |  |-- M. macquariensis (Cuvier, 1829) (Trout cod)
      |  `--o M. peelii (Mitchell, 1838) (Murray cod)
      |     |-- M. p. mariensis Rowland, 1993 (Mary River cod)
      |     `-- M. p. peelii (Mitchell, 1838) (Murray cod)
      |--o Macquaria [4]
      |  |-- M. ambigua (Richardson, 1845) (Golden perch)
      |  |-- M. australasica Cuvier, 1830 (Macquarie perch)
      |  |-- M. colonorum (Günther, 1863) (Estuary perch)
      |  `-- M. novemaculeata (Steindachner, 1866) (Australian bass)
      |-- Nannatherina balstoni Regan, 1906 (Balston's pygmy perch)
      |--o Nannoperca [4]
      |  |-- N. australis Günther, 1861
      |  |-- N. obscura (Klunzinger, 1872) (Yarra pygmy perch)
      |  |-- N. oxleyana Whitley, 1940 (Oxleyan pygmy perch)
      |  `-- N. variegata Kuiter & Allen, 1986 (Golden pygmy perch)
      |?- Percalates Olig. R. Aus. 
      `?- Plectroplites

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