FAMILY Peristediidae Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 – armored gurnards GENUS Gargariscus Smith, 1917 - armored gurnards Species Gargariscus prionocephalus (Dumeril, 1869) - jaggedhead gurnard [=semidentatus, undulatum] GENUS Heminodus Smith, 1917 - armored gurnards Species Heminodus philippinus Smith, 1917 - Philippine gurnards [=japonicus] GENUS Paraheminodus Kamohara, 1958 - armored gurnards Species Paraheminodus kamoharai Kawai et al., 2004 - Kamohara's gurnard Species Paraheminodus laticephalus (Kamohara, 1952) - laticephalus gurnard Species Paraheminodus longrirostralis Kawai et al., 2008 - Kawai's gurnard Species Paraheminodus murrayi (Gunther, 1880) - Murray's armored gurnard [=indicum, kochiensis] GENUS Peristedion Lacepede, 1801 - armored gurnards [=Octonus, Panichthys, Peristedium, Peristethidium, Peristethus, Polyacanthichthys, Vulsiculus] Species Peristedion altipinne Regan, 1903 - altipinne gurnard [=roseum] Species Peristedion amblygenys Fowler, 1938 - amblygenys gurnard Species Peristedion antillarum Teague, 1961 - longnose gurnard Species Peristedion barbiger Garman, 1899 - barbiger gurnard Species Peristedion brevirostre (Gunther, 1860) - flathead gurnard [=platycephalum] Species Peristedion cataphractum (Linnaeus, 1758) - African amored searobin [=chabrontera, macronema, malarmat, olosteon] Species Peristedion crustosum Garman, 1899 - crustosum gurnard Species Peristedion ecuadorensis Teague, 1961 - Ecuadorian amored gurnard Species Peristedion gilberti Jordan, 1921 - Gilbert's gurnard Species Peristedion gracile Goode & Bean, 1896 - slender searobin [=taeniopterum] Species Peristedion greyae Miller, 1967 - Grey's gurnard Species Peristedion imberbe Poey, 1861 - imberbe gurnard [=micronemus] Species Peristedion liorhynchus Gunther, 1872 - liorhynchus gurnard Species Peristedion longicornutum Fricke et al., 2017 - longicornutum gurnard Species Peristedion longispatha Goode & Bean, 1886 - longispatha gurnard [=bartschi] Species Peristedion miniatum Goode, 1880 - armored searobin [=mcgintyi] Species Peristedion nesium Bussing, 2010 - Bussing's gurnard Species Peristedion orientale (Fowler, 1938) - oriental gurnard [=fowleri] Species Peristedion paucibarbiger Castro-Aguirre & Garcia-Dominguez, 1984 – paucibarbiger gurnard Species Peristedion picturatum McCulloch, 1926 - McCulloch gurnard Species Peristedion richardsi Kawai, 2016 - Richards' gurnard Species Peristedion riversandersoni Alcock, 1894 - riversandersoni gurnard [=nierstraszi] Species Peristedion thompsoni Fowler, 1952 - rimspine searobin [=schmitti] Species Peristedion truncatum (Gunther, 1880) - black armored searobin [=spiniger] Species Peristedion unicuspis Miller, 1967 - unicuspis gurnard Species Peristedion weberi Smith, 1934 - Weber's gurnard GENUS Satyrichthys Kaup, 1873 - armored gurnards [=Acanthostedion] Species Satyrichthys clavilapis Fowler, 1938 - clavilapis gurnard [=rugosum] Species Satyrichthys laticeps (Schlegel, 1852) - laticeps gurnard [=adeni, halei, kikingeri, magnus, piercei, pothumaluva] Species Satyrichthys lingi (Whitley, 1933) - Ling's gurnard Species Satyrichthys longiceps (Fowler, 1943) - longiceps gurnard Species Satyrichthys milleri Kawai, 2013 - Miller's gurnard Species Satyrichthys moluccense (Bleeker, 1850) - blackfinned armored gurnard [=isokawae] Species Satyrichthys rieffeli (Kaup, 1859) - spotted armored gurnard Species Satyrichthys welchi (Herre, 1925) - robust armored gurnard GENUS Scalicus Jordan, 1923 - armored gurnards [=Nemaperistedion] Species Scalicus amiscus (Jordan & Starks, 1904) - amiscus gurnard Species Scalicus engyceros (Gunther, 1872) - engyceros gurnard Species Scalicus gilberti (Jordan, 1921) - Jordan's gurnard Species Scalicus hians (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897) - hians gurnard Species Scalicus investigatoris (Alcock, 1898) - Investigator gurnard Species Scalicus orientalis (Fowler, 1938) - Fowler's oriental gurnard [=fowleri] Species Scalicus quadrotorostratus (Fourmanoir & Riverton, 1979) - Fourmanoir's gurnard Species Scalicus serrulatum (Alcock, 1898) - Alcock's gurnard.