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

<==o Bovichtidae [Bovichthyidae; incl. Pseudaphritidae] (Thornfishes) [N: 3/11] [FB: 3/9] [4/13]
   |--o Bovichtus Valenciennes, in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831 [Bovichthys, Aurion] [8]
   |  |-- B. angustifrons Regan, 1913
   |  |-- B. chilensis Regan, 1913
   |  |-- B. diacanthus (Carmichael, 1818)
   |  |-- B. elongatus (Hureau & Tomo, 1977)
   |  |-- B. oculus Hardy, 1989
   |  |-- B. psychrolutes Günther, 1860
   |  |-- B. variegatus Richardson, 1846 [B. decipiens Regan, 1913] (Thornfish)
   |  `-- B. veneris Sauvage, 1879
   |-- Cottoperca trigloides Forster, in Bloch & Schneider, 1801 [C. gobio(Günther, 1861) jr. synon.] Steindachner, 1875
   |-- Halaphritis platycephala Last, Balushkin & Hutchins, 2002 [Psepseudaphritis Belushkin, 2000 (nomen nudum)]
   `--o Pseudaphritis Castelnau, 1872 [Pseudaphritidae McGulloch, 1929]
      |?- P. undulatus (Jenyns, 1842)
      |?- P. porosus (Jenyns, 1842)
      `-- P. urvillii (Valenciennes, 1832) (Congolli)

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