Family Distichodontidae Günther 1864

Distichodontina Günther 1864:280, 359 [ref. 1974] (group) Distichodus [stem changed to Distichod- by Géry 1977:55, 58 [ref. 1597]; Vari 1979:261 [ref. 5490], Nelson 2006:150 [ref. 32486] and Zarske 2011:47 [ref. 31375] used Distichodontidae]

Ichthyborina Günther 1864:280, 362 [ref. 1974] (group) Ichthyborus [stem changed to Ichthyobor- by Boulenger 1904b:576 [ref. 31880] based on Ichthyoborus]

Phagonina Günther 1865:175 [ref. 1980] (group) Phago [stem changed to Phag- by Eigenmann 1909b:255 [ref. 1223]]

Nannocharacina Günther 1867:112 [ref. 1989] (group) Nannocharax

Xenocharacinae Gill 1893b:131 [ref. 26255] (subfamily) Xenocharax [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1]

Neolebiinae Eigenmann 1909b:253 [ref. 1223] (subfamily) Neolebias [genus inferred from the stem, Article 11.7.1.1]

Hemistichodontinae Regan 1911e:22 [ref. 3642] (subfamily) Hemistichodus

Nannaethiopidi Hoedeman 1956:12, 15 (tribe) Nannaethiops