- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Infraphylum Gnathostomata
- Parvphylum Osteichthyes
- Gigaclass Actinopterygii
- Class Actinopteri
- Subclass Teleostei
- Order Tetraodontiformes (puffers and filefishes)
Child taxons:
| Genus Aluterus |  |
| Genus Brachaluteres |  |
| Genus Cantherhines |     |
| Genus Monacanthus |   |
| Genus Oxymonacanthus |  |
| Genus Paraluteres |  |
| Genus Paramonacanthus |  |
| Genus Pervagor |     |
| Genus Pseudalutarius |  |
| Genus Pseudomonacanthus |  |
| Genus Stephanolepis |  |