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

<==o Balistidae (säppikalat; triggerfishes)
   |-- Abalistes stellaris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Starry triggerfish)
   |-- Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797) (Orange-lined triggerfish)
   |--o Balistes
   |  |-- B. carolinensis Gmelin, 1789 (harmaasäppikala; Grey triggerfish)
   |  |-- B. polylepis Steindachner, 1876 (Finescale triggerfish)
   |  |-- B. punctatus Gmelin, 1789 (Bluespotted triggerfish)
   |  `-- B. vetula Linnaeus, 1758 (Queen triggerfish)
   |--o Balistoides
   |  |-- B. conspicillum (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (klovnisäppikala; Clown triggerfish)
   |  `-- B. viridescens (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Titan triggerfish)
   |--o Canthidermis
   |  |-- C. macrolepis (Boulenger, 1888) (Large-scale triggerfish)
   |  |-- C. maculatus (Bloch, 1786) (Spotted oceanic triggerfish)
   |  `-- C. sufflamen (Mitchill, 1815) (Ocean triggerfish)
   |--o Melichthys
   |  |-- M. indicus Randall & Klausewitz, 1973 (Indian triggerfish)
   |  |-- M. niger (Bloch, 1786) (Black triggerfish)
   |  `-- M. vidua (Richardson, 1845) (Pinktail triggerfish)
   |-- Odonus niger (Rüppell, 1836) (Redtoothed triggerfish)
   |?- †Oligobalistes robustus
   |--o Pseudobalistes
   |  |-- P. flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829) (Yellowmargin triggerfish)
   |  |-- P. fuscus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Yellow-spotted triggerfish)
   |  `-- P. naufragium (Jordan & Starks, 1895) (Stone triggerfish)
   |--o Rhinecanthus
   |  |-- R. abyssus Matsuura & Shiobara, 1989
   |  |-- R. aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (picassokala; Blackbar triggerfish)
   |  |-- R. assasi (Forsskål, 1775) (Picasso triggerfish)
   |  |-- R. cinereus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
   |  |-- R. lunula Randall & Steene, 1983 (Halfmoon picassofish)
   |  |-- R. rectangulus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Wedge-tail triggerfish)
   |  `-- R. verrucosus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Blackbelly triggerfish)
   |--o Sufflamen
   |  |-- S. albicaudatus (Rüppell, 1829) (Bluethroat triggerfish)
   |  |-- S. bursa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Boomerang triggerfish)
   |  |-- S. chrysopterus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) (Halfmoon triggerfish)
   |  |-- S. fraenatus (Latreille, 1804) (Masked triggerfish)
   |  `-- S. verres (Gilbert & Starks, 1904) (Orangeside triggerfish)
   |--o Xanthichthys
   |  |-- X. auromarginatus (Bennett, 1832) (Gilded triggerfish)
   |  |-- X. caeruleolineatus Randall, Matsuura & Zama, 1978 (Bluelined triggerfish)
   |  |-- X. lineopunctatus (Hollard, 1854) (Striped triggerfish)
   |  |-- X. mento (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) (Redtail triggerfish)
   |  `-- X. ringens (Linnaeus, 1758) (Sargassum triggerfish)
   `-- Xenobalistes punctatus Heemstra & Smith, 1983 (Outrigger triggerfish)

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