1. Subfamily Atherininae Risso, 1827
   1. Genus Atherina Linnaeus, 1758
   2. Genus Atherinason Whitley, 1934
   3. Genus Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
   4. Genus Kestratherina Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
   5. Genus Leptatherina Pavlov, Ivantsoff, Last & Crowley, 1988
   6. Genus Allanetta Whitley, 1943 accepted as Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912
   7. Genus Pranesella Whitley, 1934 accepted as Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
   8. Genus Pranesus Whitley, 1930 accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
   9. Genus Taeniomembras Ogilby, 1898 accepted as Atherinosoma Castelnau, 1872
2. Subfamily Atherinomorinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
   1. Genus Alepidomus Hubbs, 1944
   2. Genus Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903
   3. Genus Doboatherina Sasaki & Kimura, 2019
   4. Genus Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948
   5. Genus Stenatherina Schultz, 1948
   6. Genus Teramulus Smith, 1965
   7. Genus Atherinamorous accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
   8. Genus Atherinimorus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
   9. Genus Atherinomorous accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
   10. Genus Atherinomorphus accepted as Atherinomorus Fowler, 1903 (misspelling)
   11. Genus Hypoatheria accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (misspelling)
   12. Genus Hypotherina accepted as Hypoatherina Schultz, 1948 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
3. Subfamily Atherinopsinae Fitzinger, 1873
   1. Genus Atherinops Steindachner, 1876
   2. Genus Atherinopsis Girard, 1854
   3. Genus Basilichthys Girard, 1855
   4. Genus Colpichthys Hubbs, 1918
   5. Genus Leuresthes Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
   6. Genus Austroatherina Marrero, 1950 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
   7. Genus Austromenidia Hubbs, 1918 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
   8. Genus Bachmannia Nani, 1951 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
   9. Genus Cauque Eigenmann, 1928 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
   10. Genus Gastropterus Cope, 1878 accepted as Basilichthys Girard, 1855
   11. Genus Kronia Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906 (synonym)
   12. Genus Odonthestes accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906 (misspelling)
   13. Genus Patagonia accepted as Patagonina Eigenmann, 1928 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
   14. Genus Patagonina Eigenmann, 1928 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
   15. Genus Pisciregia Abbott, 1899 accepted as Basilichthys Girard, 1855
   16. Genus Protistius Cope, 1874 accepted as Basilichthys Girard, 1855
   17. Genus Pseudothyrina Miranda Ribeiro, 1915 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
   18. Genus Sorgentinia Risso & Risso, 1953 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
   19. Genus Tupa de Buen, 1953 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
   20. Genus Yaci de Buen, 1953 accepted as Odontesthes Evermann & Kendall, 1906
4. Subfamily Bleheratherininae Aarn & Ivantsoff, 2009
   1. Genus Bleheratherina Aarn & Ivantsoff, 2009
5. Subfamily Craterocephalinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
   1. Genus Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912
   2. Genus Sashatherina Ivantsoff & Allen, 2011
   3. Genus Quirichthys Whitley, 1951 accepted as Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912
   4. Genus Quiris Whitley, 1950 accepted as Craterocephalus McCulloch, 1912
6. Subfamily Medidiinae
7. Subfamily Atherioninae Schultz, 1948 accepted as Atherinomorinae Dyer & Chernoff, 1996
8. Genus Hapsetia accepted as Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Atherina Linnaeus, 1758 (misspelling)
9. Genus Hepsetia Bonaparte, 1836 accepted as Atherina Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)

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