- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Subphylum Vertebrata
- Infraphylum Gnathostomata
- Parvphylum Osteichthyes
- Gigaclass Actinopterygii
- Class Actinopteri
- Subclass Teleostei
- Order Eupercaria
Child taxons:
| Genus Anampses |     |
| Genus Bodianus (hogfishes) |     |
| Genus Cheilinus |     |
| Genus Cheilio |  |
| Genus Choerodon (tuskfishes) |     |
| Genus Cirrhilabrus (fairy wrasses) |     |
| Genus Clepticus |  |
| Genus Coris |     |
| Genus Cymolutes |    |
| Genus Diproctacanthus |  |
| Genus Epibulus (slingjaw wrasses) |   |
| Genus Gomphosus |  |
| Genus Halichoeres |     |
| Genus Hemigymnus (thicklips) |   |
| Genus Hologymnosus (ring wrasses) |   |
| Genus Iniistius |     |
| Genus Labrichthys |  |
| Genus Labroides (cleaner wrasses) |    |
| Genus Labropsis |     |
| Genus Lachnolaimus |  |
| Genus Leptojulis |  |
| Genus Macropharyngodon (leopard wrasses) |     |
| Genus Novaculichthys |  |
| Genus Oxycheilinus |     |
| Genus Oxyjulis |  |
| Genus Paracheilinus |    |
| Genus Pseudocheilinus |     |
| Genus Pseudocoris |  |
| Genus Pseudodax |  |
| Genus Pseudojuloides |  |
| Genus Pteragogus |   |
| Genus Semicossyphus |  |
| Genus Stethojulis |     |
| Genus Thalassoma |     |
| Genus Wetmorella |  |
| Genus Xyrichtys |    |