Types

Type	:	*Macroramphosus* (Genus) Lacepède, 1803		Ref: R. Fricke et al. (eds.), 2021: 11 Jun 2025; 5 Jul 2025. [inferred]
Type	:	*Macrorhamphosus* (Genus) Agassiz, 1845

Variants

Different rank	:	*Macrorhamphosidae* (Family)
Current rank	:	*Macroramphosidae* (Family) Bleeker, 1879	Ref: E.O. Wiley & G.D. Johnson, 2010: 154. [indirect]
Former rank	:	*Macroramphosidae* (Family) Bleeker, 1879	Ref: R. van der Laan et al. (eds.), 2021: (4 Feb 2025). [inferred]

Full name

snipefishes

Ref: W.N. Eschmeyer, 1998: 2472; ECoF(4 Feb 2025).