The taxonomy of the scorpionfishes is in some flux; the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World treats this taxa as a tribe within the subfamily Scorpaeninae of the family Scorpaenidae within the order Scorpaeniformes, while other authorities treat it as a subfamily within a reduced family Scorpaenidae within the suborder Scorpaenoidei, or the superfamily Scorpaenoidea within the order Perciformes.
The taxonomy of scorpionfishes is currently undergoing changes; according to the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World, this taxa is grouped as a tribe within the subfamily Scorpaeninae of the family Scorpaenidae in the order Scorpaeniformes. However, other authorities place it as a subfamily within a reduced family Scorpaenidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei or under the superfamily Scorpaenoidea within the order Perciformes.