After Harold & Weitzman, 1996, with Recent species from Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The Fishbase”]
Alternative classification after Nelson, 1994
<==o Gonostomatidae (sukasuut; bristlemouths) |?- †Gonorynchops U. Cret. Eu. NA. |-- †Indrissia jubae U. Cret. NAf. |-- †Paravinciguerria U. Cret. NAf. |?- †Protostomias maroccanus U. Cret. NAf. |--o †Scopeloides [Mrazecia] Olig. Mioc. Eu. | `-- †S. glarisianus |--+-- Bonapartia pedaliota Goode & Bean, 1896 [Zaphotias] | `--o Margrethia ()? [2] | |-- M. obtusirostra Jespersen & Tåning, 1919 | `-- M. valentinae Parin, 1982 `--o Gonostoma Mioc. Eu. Plioc. NAf. R. Oc. [Sigmops] [paraphyletic] |?- †Gonostoma albyi |-- Gonostoma atlanticum Norman, 1930 (Atlantic fangjaw) |-- Gonostoma denudatum Rafinesque, 1810 `--+-- Gonostoma elongatum (Günther, 1878) [Sigmops] (Elongated bristlemouth fish) `--+-- Gonostoma ebelingi (Grey, 1960) [Sigmops] (Ebeling's fangjaw) |-- Gonostoma longipinnis (Mukhacheva, 1972) [Sigmops] |-- Gonostoma gracile (Günther, 1878) [Sigmops] (Slender fangjaw) `--+-- Gonostoma bathyphilum (Vaillant, 1884) [Sigmops] `--o Cyclothone [Regenius] Mioc. NA. R. Oc. ()? [N: 12] [FB: 14] |-- C. acclinidens Garman, 1899 (Benttooth bristlemouth) |-- C. alba Brauer, 1906 (Bristlemouth) |-- C. atraria Gilbert, 1905 (Deep-water bristlemouth) |-- C. braueri Jespersen & Tåning, 1926 (Garrick) |-- C. kobayashii Miya, 1994 |-- C. livida Brauer, 1902 |-- C. microdon (Günther, 1878) (Veiled anglemouth) |-- C. obscura Brauer, 1902 |-- C. pacifica Mukhacheva, 1964 (Yellow bristlemouth) |-- C. pallida Brauer, 1902 (Tan bristlemouth) |-- C. parapallida Badcock, 1982 |-- C. pseudopallida Mukhacheva, 1964 (Slender bristlemouth) |-- C. pygmaea Jespersen & Tåning, 1926 `-- C. signata Garman, 1899 (Showy bristlemouth)
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 - Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds), 2001: FishBase.
–iNet: www.fishbase.org - Harold, A. S. & Weitzman, S. H., 1996: Interrelationships of Stomiiform fishes. 333-353
in Stiassny, M. L. J., Parenti, L. R. & Johnson, G. D., (eds.) 1996: Interrelationships of Fishes.
–Academic Press, New York, 1996, xiii-496 - 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