Aplodinotus Rafinesque 1818 (ray-finned fish)
Actinopteri - Acanthomorphata - Sciaenidae
Parent taxon: Sciaenoidei according to K. L. Seymour 2004
Sister taxa: Atractoscion, Corvina, Cynoscion, Equetus, Fisherichthys, Jefitchia, Leiostomus, Micropogonias, Odonteus, Platacodon, Pogonias, Pristipoma, Sciaenops
Subtaxa: Aplodinotus grunniens, Aplodinotus hoffmani, Aplodinotus longecaudatus
Ecology: nektonic omnivore