1. Subfamily Brotulotaeniinae Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
   1. Genus Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933
   2. Genus Brotulaenia accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
   3. Genus Brotulataenia accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
   4. Genus Brotulateania accepted as Brotulotaenia Parr, 1933 (misspelling)
2. Genus Menziesichthys Nalbant & Mayer, 1971
3. Subfamily Neobythitinae Radcliffe, 1913
   1. Genus Abyssobrotula Nielsen, 1977
   2. Genus Alcockia Goode & Bean, 1896
   3. Genus Apagesoma Carter, 1983
   4. Genus Barathrites Zugmayer, 1911
   5. Genus Barathrodemus Goode & Bean, 1883
   6. Genus Bassogigas Goode & Bean, 1896
   7. Genus Bassozetus Gill, 1883
   8. Genus Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
   9. Genus Benthocometes Goode & Bean, 1896
   10. Genus Dannevigia Whitley, 1941
   11. Genus Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
   12. Genus Enchelybrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
   13. Genus Epetriodus Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
   14. Genus Eretmichthys Garman, 1899
   15. Genus Glyptophidium Alcock, 1889
   16. Genus Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
   17. Genus Homostolus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
   18. Genus Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863
   19. Genus Hypopleuron Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
   20. Genus Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
   21. Genus Leptobrotula Nielsen, 1986
   22. Genus Leucicorus Garman, 1899
   23. Genus Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
   24. Genus Mastigopterus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
   25. Genus Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
   26. Genus Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
   27. Genus Neobythitoides Nielsen & Machida, 2006
   28. Genus Penopus Goode & Bean, 1896
   29. Genus Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
   30. Genus Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
   31. Genus Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
   32. Genus Selachophidium Gilchrist, 1903
   33. Genus Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
   34. Genus Spectrunculus Jordan & Thompson, 1914
   35. Genus Spottobrotula Cohen & Nielsen, 1978
   36. Genus Tauredophidium Alcock, 1890
   37. Genus Tenuicephalus Schwarzhans & Møller, 2021
   38. Genus Thalassobathia Cohen, 1963
   39. Genus Typhlonus Günther, 1878
   40. Genus Ventichthys Nielsen, Møller & Segonzac, 2006
   41. Genus Bassobythites Brauer, 1906 accepted as Lamprogrammus Alcock, 1891
   42. Genus Bathynectes Günther, 1878 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
   43. Genus Brotella Kaup, 1858 accepted as Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
   44. Genus Celema Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
   45. Genus Dermatorus Alcock, 1890 accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885
   46. Genus Dicromita Goode & Bean, 1896 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
   47. Genus Grimaldichthys Roule, 1913 accepted as Holcomycteronus Garman, 1899
   48. Genus Hoprobrotula accepted as Hoplobrotula Gill, 1863 (misspelling)
   49. Genus Itatius Matsubara, 1943 accepted as Pycnocraspedum Alcock, 1889
   50. Genus Mixonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Bathyonus Goode & Bean, 1885
   51. Genus Monomeropus Garman, 1899 accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890
   52. Genus Monomitopsis accepted as Monomitopus Alcock, 1890 (misspelling)
   53. Genus Neobythes accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885 (misspelling)
   54. Genus Paradicrolene Alcock, 1889 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
   55. Genus Poragadus accepted as Porogadus Goode & Bean, 1885 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
   56. Genus Pseudobythites Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 accepted as Petrotyx Heller & Snodgrass, 1903
   57. Genus Pteroidonus Günther, 1887 accepted as Dicrolene Goode & Bean, 1883
   58. Genus Umalius Herre & Herald, 1950 accepted as Sirembo Bleeker, 1857
   59. Genus Volcanus Gosline, 1954 accepted as Luciobrotula Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
   60. Genus Watasea Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Neobythites Goode & Bean, 1885
4. Subfamily Ophidiinae Rafinesque, 1810
   1. Genus Cherublemma Trotter, 1926
   2. Genus Chilara Jordan & Evermann, 1896
   3. Genus Genypterus Philippi, 1857
   4. Genus Lepophidium Gill, 1895
   5. Genus Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
   6. Genus Otophidium Gill, 1885
   7. Genus Parophidion Tortonese, 1954
   8. Genus Raneya Robins, 1961
   9. Genus Xiphiurus Smith, 1847
   10. Genus Brotuloides Robins, 1961 accepted as Cherublemma Trotter, 1926
   11. Genus Hoplophycis Kaup, 1858 accepted as Genypterus Philippi, 1857
   12. Genus Leptophidium Gill, 1863 accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895
   13. Genus Lopophidium accepted as Lepophidium Gill, 1895 (misspelling)
   14. Genus Ophidium Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
   15. Genus Paraphidion accepted as Parophidion Tortonese, 1954 (misspelling)
   16. Genus Rissola Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Ophidion Linnaeus, 1758
5. Subfamily Brotulinae Swainson, 1838 accepted as Brotulidae Swainson, 1838 (unaccepted > superseded rank)

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