Family Scatophagidae Gill 1883

Scatophagiformes Bleeker 1876b:302 [ref. 448] (subfamily) Scatophagus [also Bleeker 1876–78:10, 20 [ref. 6835]; no valid type genus, not available, Article 11.7.1.1]

Scatophagidae Gill 1883c:560 [ref. 33084] (family) Scatophagus [senior objective synonym of Prenidae Whitley 1956]

Prenidae Whitley 1956:252 [ref. 4725] (family) Prenes [junior objective synonym of Scatophagidae Gill 1883, invalid, Article 61.3.2]