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]
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 - 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