Subfamily Uropterygiinae Fowler 1925

Ichthyophides Bleeker 1864–65, 1864:6 and 1865:74 [ref. 4860] (phalanx ≈ tribe) Ichthyophis Lesson [no valid type genus, not available, Article 11.7.1.1]

Uropterygiinae Fowler 1925:2 [ref. 1401] (subfamily) Uropterygius