Family Etmopteridae Fowler 1934

Name in prevailing recent practice, Article 35.5

Spinacini Bonaparte 1835:[3] [ref. 32242] (subfamily) Spinax [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1]

Etmopterinae Fowler 1934a:239 [ref. 1416] (subfamily) Etmopterus [family-group name used as valid by: Nelson 1984 [ref. 13596], Quéro et al. 1990 [ref. 15946], Shirai & Tachikawa 1993 [ref. 20599], Nelson 1994 [ref. 26204], Eschmeyer 1998 [ref. 23416], Compagno 1999 [ref. 25589], Menezes et al. 2003 [ref. 27192], Nelson et al. 2004 [ref. 27807], Nelson 2006 [ref. 32486], Schaaf-Da Silva & Ebert 2006 [ref. 28880], Last & Stevens 2009, Ebert, Compagno & De Vries 2011 [ref. 31551], Straube, Kriwet & Schliewen 2011 [ref. 31679]]