After Nelson, 1994, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
<==o Aploactinidae (samettisimput; velvetfishes) |-- †Eocynanceja Eoc. Eu. |-- Acanthosphex leurynnis (Jordan & Seale, 1905) |-- Adventor elongatus (Whitley, 1952) (Visitor) |-- Aploactis aspera (Richardson, 1845) |-- Aploactisoma milesii (Richardson, 1850) |-- Bathyaploactis curtisensis Whitley, 1933 |--o Cocotropus | |-- C. dermacanthus (Bleeker, 1852) | |-- C. larvatus Poss & Allen, 1987 (Ghost velvetfish) | |-- C. masudai Matsubara, 1943 | |-- C. monacanthus (Gilchrist, 1906) (Roughskin scorpionfish) | |-- C. roseus Day, 1875 | `-- C. steinitzi Eschmeyer & Dor, 1978 |--o Erisphex | |-- E. philippinus (Fowler, 1938) | `-- E. pottii (Steindachner, 1896) |--o Kanekonia | |-- K. aniara Thompson, 1968 (Dark-finned velvetfish) | |-- K. florida Tanaka, 1915 | |-- K. pelta Poss, 1982 | `-- K. queenslandica Whitley, 1952 |-- Karumba ornatissimus (Whitley, 1933) |-- Neoaploactis tridorsalis Eschmeyer & Allen, 1978 (Threefin velvetfish) |--o Paraploactis | |-- P. intonsa Poss & Eschmeyer, 1978 | |-- P. kagoshimensis (Ishikawa, 1904) | |-- P. pulvinus Poss & Eschmeyer, 1978 | `-- P. trachyderma Bleeker, 1865 |-- Peristrominous dolosus Whitley, 1952 |--o Ptermus | |-- P. gallus (Kossmann & Räuber, 1877) | `-- P. jubatus (Smith, 1935) (Crested scorpionfish) `-- Xenoploactis
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 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - 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