1. Tribe Scarini Rafinesque, 1810
   1. Genus Bolbometopon Smith, 1956
   2. Genus Cetoscarus Smith, 1956
   3. Genus Chlorurus Swainson, 1839
   4. Genus Hipposcarus Smith, 1956
   5. Genus Scarus Forsskål, 1775
   6. Genus Bulbometopon accepted as Bolbometopon Smith, 1956 (misspelling)
   7. Genus Callyodon Scopoli (ex Gronow), 1777 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
   8. Genus Chlororus accepted as Chlorurus Swainson, 1839 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
   9. Genus Hemistoma Swainson, 1839 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
   10. Genus Margaritodon Smith, 1956 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
   11. Genus Odax Commerson in Lacepède, 1801 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted > unavailable name, suppressed)
   12. Genus Pseudocarus accepted as Pseudoscarus Bleeker, 1861 accepted as Chlorurus Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
   13. Genus Pseudoscarus Bleeker, 1861 accepted as Chlorurus Swainson, 1839 (synonym)
   14. Genus Sacrus Forsskål, 1775 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
   15. Genus Scarius accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (misspelling)
   16. Genus Scarops Schultz, 1958 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
   17. Genus Xanothon Smith, 1956 accepted as Chlorurus Swainson, 1839 (synonym)
   18. Genus Ypsiscarus Schultz, 1958 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
2. Tribe Sparisomatini Gill, 1893
   1. Genus Calotomus Gilbert, 1890
   2. Genus Cryptotomus Cope, 1871
   3. Genus Leptoscarus Swainson, 1839
   4. Genus Nicholsina Fowler, 1915
   5. Genus Sparisoma Swainson, 1839
   6. Genus Calatomus accepted as Calotomus Gilbert, 1890 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
   7. Genus Calliodon Bloch & Schneider, 1801 accepted as Scarus Forsskål, 1775
   8. Genus Escarus accepted as Euscarus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Sparisoma Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
   9. Genus Euscarus Jordan & Evermann, 1896 accepted as Sparisoma Swainson, 1839
   10. Genus Scarichthys Bleeker, 1859 accepted as Leptoscarus Swainson, 1839
   11. Genus Scaridae [sic] accepted as Scaridea Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Calotomus Gilbert, 1890 (Genus misspelling)
   12. Genus Scaridea Jenkins, 1903 accepted as Calotomus Gilbert, 1890
   13. Genus Sparidosoma accepted as Sparisoma Swainson, 1839 (misspelling)
   14. Genus Xenoscarus Evermann & Radcliffe, 1917 accepted as Nicholsina Fowler, 1915

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