Subfamily Gobiesocinae Bleeker 1859

Céphalotes Duméril 1805:130 [ref. 1151] (family)? Gobiesox [no stem of the type genus, not available, Article 11.7.1.1]

Chimerini Rafinesque 1810b:41 [ref. 3595] (ordine) Piescephalus [no stem of the type genus, not available, Article 11.7.1.1]

Discoboles Cuvier 1816:224 [ref. 993] (family) Lepadogaster [latinized to Discoboli by Schinz 1822:376 [ref. 3926] and by Eichwald 1831:106 [ref. 5562], confirmed by Minding 1832:V, 69 [ref. 3022] and by Müller 1843:296 [ref. 3063]; no stem of the type genus, not available, Article 11.7.1.1]

Gobiesocioidei Bleeker 1859c:55 [ref. 373] (family) Gobiesox [also Bleeker 1859d:XXVI [ref. 371]; stem corrected to Gobiesoc- by Günther 1861c:489 [ref. 1964], confirmed by Gill 1872:5 [ref. 26254] and by Jordan 1923a:238 [ref. 2421]]

Lepadogastrini Canestrini 1871 –72:185 [ref. 14130] (family) Lepadogaster [stem Lepadogastr- confirmed by Fitzinger 1873:43 [ref. 31883], by Briggs 1955:10 [ref. 637] and by Smith 1964:588 [ref. 3493]; stem changed to Lepadogaster- by Moreau 1881:v.3 355 [ref. 3040], confirmed by Lindberg 1971:208 [ref. 27211]]

Diademichthyidae Whitley 1950:127 [ref. 31944] (subfamily) Diademichthys [also Whitley 1951b:403 [ref. 4715]]

Trachelochisminae Briggs 1955:10 [ref. 637] (subfamily) Trachelochismus

Haplocylicinae Briggs 1955:10, 20 [ref. 637] (subfamily) Haplocylix

Chorisochisminae Briggs 1955:10, 39 [ref. 637] (subfamily) Chorisochismus

Diplocrepinae Briggs 1955:10, 41 [ref. 637] (subfamily) Diplocrepus

Aspasminae Briggs 1955:10, 132 [ref. 637] (subfamily) Aspasma