1. Subfamily Caracanthinae Gill, 1885
   1. Genus Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
   2. Genus Centropus Kner, 1860 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
   3. Genus Crossoderma Guichenot, 1869 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
   4. Genus Micropus Gray, 1831 accepted as Caracanthus Krøyer, 1845
2. Subfamily Pteroinae Kaup, 1873
   1. Genus Brachypterois Fowler, 1938
   2. Genus Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
   3. Genus Ebosia Jordan & Starks, 1904
   4. Genus Parapterois Bleeker, 1876
   5. Genus Pterois Oken, 1817
   6. Genus Brachyrus Swainson, 1839 accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
   7. Genus Nemapterois Fowler, 1938 accepted as Dendrochirus Swainson, 1839
   8. Genus Pseudomonopterus Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817
   9. Genus Pterios accepted as Pterois Oken, 1817 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
   10. Genus Ranipterois accepted as Brachypterois Fowler, 1938 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
   11. Genus Ranipterois Whitley, 1951 accepted as Brachypterois Fowler, 1938
3. Subfamily Scorpaeninae Risso, 1827
   1. Genus Hipposcorpaena Fowler, 1938
   2. Genus Hoplosebastes Schmidt, 1929
   3. Genus Idiastion Eschmeyer, 1965
   4. Genus Iracundus Jordan & Evermann, 1903
   5. Genus Neomerinthe Fowler, 1935
   6. Genus Neoscorpaena Mandrytsa, 2001
   7. Genus Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876
   8. Genus Phenacoscorpius Fowler, 1938
   9. Genus Pogonoscorpius Regan, 1908
   10. Genus Pontinus Poey, 1860
   11. Genus Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856
   12. Genus Pteropelor Fowler, 1938
   13. Genus Rhinopias Gill, 1905
   14. Genus Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
   15. Genus Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
   16. Genus Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1837
   17. Genus Sebastapistes Gill, 1877
   18. Genus Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
   19. Genus Ursinoscorpaenopsis Nakabo & Yamada, 1996
   20. Genus Holoscorpaena Fowler, 1944 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
   21. Genus Kantapus Smith, 1947 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
   22. Genus Nemapontinus Fowler, 1938 accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
   23. Genus Peloropsis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Rhinopias Gill, 1905
   24. Genus Peoropsis accepted as Peloropsis Gilbert, 1905 accepted as Rhinopias Gill, 1905 (misspelling)
   25. Genus Pontius accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860 (misspelling)
   26. Genus Prascorpaena accepted as Parascorpaena Bleeker, 1876 (misspelling)
   27. Genus Pterodichthys accepted as Pteroidichthys Bleeker, 1856 (misspelling)
   28. Genus Ruboralga Whitley, 1931 accepted as Scorpaena Linnaeus, 1758
   29. Genus Scorpaenoides accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
   30. Genus Scorpaenopsella Fowler, 1938 accepted as Setarches Johnson, 1862 (synonym)
   31. Genus Sebastella Tanaka, 1917 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
   32. Genus Sebastipistes accepted as Sebastapistes Gill, 1877 (misspelling)
   33. Genus Sebastoplus Gill, 1863 accepted as Pontinus Poey, 1860
   34. Genus Sebastopsis Gill, 1862 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857
   35. Genus Sorpaenodes accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)
   36. Genus Taenianothus accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
   37. Genus Taeniatus accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802 (misspelling)
   38. Genus Taenionotus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Taenianotus Lacepède, 1802
   39. Genus Thysanichthys Jordan & Starks, 1904 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (synonym)
4. Genus Ambliapistus accepted as Amblyapistus Bleeker, 1876 accepted as Ablabys Kaup, 1873 (misspelling)
5. Genus Dendroscorpaena Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenopsis Heckel, 1837 (synonym)
6. Genus Parascorpaenoides accepted as Parascorpaenodes Smith, 1957 accepted as Scorpaenodes Bleeker, 1857 (misspelling)

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