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

<==o Serranidae (sea basses; meriahvenet) [Nelson: 62/449] [Fishbase: 66/452]
   |?- †Acanthroperca Eoc. Eu.
   |?- †Acanus gracilis [?Priacanthus] Olig. Eu. 
   |?- †Allomorone Eoc. NA.
   |?-o Alphestes [3]
   |  |-- A. afer (Bloch, 1793) (Mutton hamlet)
   |  |-- A. immaculatus Breder, 1936 (Pacific mutton hamlet)
   |  `-- A. multiguttatus (Günther, 1867) (Rivulated mutton hamlet)
   |?-o †Amphiperca Eoc. Mioc. Eu.
   |  `-- †A. multiformis
   |?- †Arambourgia [Apogonoides] Plioc. NAf. 
   |?- †Aritolabrax Mioc. EAs.
   |?- †Blabe crawleyi Eoc. NAf.
   |?- Caesioscorpis theagenes Whitley, 1945
   |?-o †Dapalis [Smerdis] ?Eoc. NAf. Paleoc. Mioc. Eu.
   |  `-- †D. macrurus
   |?-o Dules [2]
   |  |-- †D. temnopterus M. Eoc. Eu.
   |  |-- D. auriga Cuvier, 1829
   |  `-- D. leuciscus Jenyns, 1840
   |?-o Ellerkeldia [4]
   |  |-- E. jamesoni (Ogilby, 1908)
   |  |-- E. maccullochi Whitley, 1929
   |  |-- E. rubra Allen, 1976
   |  `-- E. wilsoni Allen & Moyer, 1980
   |?- †Eoserranus Tert. SAs.
   |?- Mirolabrichthys flavoguttatus (Katayama & Masuda, 1980)
   |?-o Odontanthias [6]
   |  |-- O. dorsomaculatus Katayama & Yamamoto, 1986
   |  |-- O. elizabethae Fowler, 1923
   |  |-- O. flagris Yoshino & Araga, 1975
   |  |-- O. fuscipinnis (Jenkins, 1901)
   |  |-- O. rhodopeplus (Günther, 1872)
   |  `-- O. unimaculatus (Tanaka, 1917)
   |?- Othos dentex (Cuvier, 1828) (Harlequin fish)
   |?- †Palaeoperca proxima Eoc. Eu.
   |?- †Paracentropristis Tert. Eu.
   |?- †Paramorone L. Tert. NA. 
   |?- †Phosphichthys Eoc. NAf. NA.
   |?- †Priacanthopsis crassispinus L. Olig. SWAs.
   |?- †Prolates heberti [Pseudolates] U. Cret. Paleoc. Eu.
   |?- †Properca angusta Eoc. Mioc. Eu.
   |?- †Proserranus Paleoc. Eu.
   |?- †Protanthias Mioc. NA.
   |?-o Selenanthias [3]
   |  |-- S. analis Tanaka, 1918 (Pearl-spotted fairy basslet)
   |  |-- S. barroi (Fourmanoir, 1982)
   |  `-- S. myersi Randall, 1995
   `--+-- Serraninae [Nelson: 13/75] [FB: 9?/70]
      |-- Anthiinae [Nelson: 20/170] [FB: 21?/147]
      `--o Epinephelinae [Nelson: 29/???]
         |--o Niphon Olig. Eu. R. Oc. [Niphonini] [1 Recent species]
         |  `-- N. spinosus Cuvier, 1828 (Ara)
         `--+-- Epinephelini [N: 14/164] [FB: 14/156]
            |--o Diploprionini [Nelson: 3/4] [Fishbase: 3?/5]
            |  |-- Aulacocephalus temmincki Bleeker, 1854 (Goldribbon soapfish)
            |  |?-o Belonoperca [=? Belonoptera] [2]
            |  |  |-- B. chabanaudi Fowler & Bean, 1930 (Arrowhead soapfish)
            |  |  `-- B. pylei Baldwin & Smith, 1998
            |  `--o Diploprion [2]
            |     |-- D. bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828 (Barred soapfish)
            |     `-- D. drachi Roux-Estève, 1955 (Yellowfin soapfish)
            |-- Liopropomini [Nelson: 3/?] [FB: 3?/26]
            `-- Gammistini [Nelson: 8/21] [FB: 8/27]

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