After Harold & Weitzman, 1996
<==o Sternoptychidae (lättäkalat) |?- †Polyipnoides Eoc. Eu. |-- Thorophos [Neophos] `--+-- Araiophos `--+--+--o Maurolicus [13] | | |-- M. australis Hector, 1875 | | |-- M. breviculus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | | |-- M. imperatorius Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | | |-- M. inventionis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | | |-- M. javanicus Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | | |-- M. kornilovorum Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | | |-- M. mucronatus Klunzinger, 1871 | | |-- M. Mülleri (Gmelin, 1789) (Pearlsides) | | |-- M. parvipinnis Vaillant, 1888 | | |-- M. rudjakovi Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | | |-- M. stehmanni Parin & Kobyliansky, 1996 | | |-- M. walvisensis Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | | `-- M. weitzmani Parin & Kobyliansky, 1993 | `--+-- Danaphos oculatus (Garman, 1899) (Bottlelights) | `--o Vallenciennellus [2] | |-- V. carlsbergi Bruun, 1931 | `-- V. tripunctulatus (Esmark, 1871) (Constellationfish) `--+--+-- Sonoda megalophthalma Grey, 1959 | `--o Argyripnus [5] | |-- A. atlanticus Maul, 1952 | |-- A. brocki Struhsaker, 1973 (Brock's bristle-mouth fish) | |-- A. electronus Parin, 1992 | |-- A. ephippiatus Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 (Gilbert & Cramer's bristle-mouth fish) | `-- A. iridescens McCulloch, 1926 `--o Sternoptychinae |-- Polyipnus Olig. Eu. R. Oc. [25] `--+--o Sternoptyx Olig. Eu. R. Oc. [4] | |-- S. diaphana Hermann, 1781 (Diaphanous hatchet fish) | |-- S. obscura Garman, 1899 | |-- S. pseudobscura Baird, 1971 (Highlight hatchetfish) | `-- S. pseudodiaphana Borodulina, 1977 `--o Argyropelecus Olig. Mioc. Eu. Mioc. NAf. NA. R. Oc. [7] |-- A. aculeatus Valenciennes, 1850 (Lovely hatchetfish) |-- A. affinis Garman, 1899 (Pacific hatchet fish) |-- A. gigas Norman, 1930 (Hatchetfish) |-- A. hemigymnus Cocco, 1829 (helmikala; Half-naked hatchetfish) |-- A. lychnus Garman, 1899 (Tropical hatchetfish) |-- A. olfersi (Cuvier, 1829) `-- A. sladeni Regan, 1908 (Sladen's hatchet fish)
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.
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–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