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 in some change; the 5th Edition of Fishes of the World classifies this taxa as a tribe within the subfamily Scorpaeninae of the family Scorpaenidae under the order Scorpaeniformes, while other authorities classify it as a subfamily within a reduced family Scorpaenidae in the suborder Scorpaenoidei, or the superfamily Scorpaenoidea within the order Perciformes.