n = 51
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peristedion adeni | (Lloyd, 1907) | Satyrichthys laticeps | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion altipinne | Regan, 1903 | Peristedion altipinne | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion altipinnis | Regan, 1903 | Peristedion altipinne | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion amblygenys | Fowler, 1938 | Peristedion amblygenys | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion amiscus | Jordan & Starks, 1904 | Scalicus amiscus | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion antillarum | Teague, 1961 | Peristedion antillarum | Peristediidae | Longnose armoured searobin |
| Peristedion barbiger | Garman, 1899 | Peristedion barbiger | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion brevirostre | (Günther, 1860) | Peristedion brevirostre | Peristediidae | Flathead searobin |
| Peristedion cataphractum | (Linnaeus, 1758) | Peristedion cataphractum | Peristediidae | African armoured searobin |
| Peristedion chabrontera | Lacepède, 1801 | Peristedion cataphractum | Peristediidae | African armoured searobin |
| Peristedion crustosum | Garman, 1899 | Peristedion crustosum | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion ecuadorense | Teague, 1961 | Peristedion ecuadorense | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion ecuadorensis | Teague, 1961 | Peristedion ecuadorense | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion fowleri | de Beaufort, 1962 | Scalicus orientalis | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion gilberti | Jordan, 1921 | Scalicus gilberti | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion gracile | Goode & Bean, 1896 | Peristedion gracile | Peristediidae | Slender searobin |
| Peristedion greyae | Miller, 1967 | Peristedion greyae | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion hians | Gilbert & Cramer, 1897 | Scalicus hians | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion imberbe | Poey, 1861 | Peristedion imberbe | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion investigatoris | (Alcock, 1898) | Scalicus investigatoris | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion laticeps | Schlegel, 1852 | Satyrichthys laticeps | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion liorhynchus | (Günther, 1872) | Peristedion liorhynchus | Peristediidae | Armoured gurnard |
| Peristedion longiceps | Fowler, 1943 | Satyrichthys longiceps | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion longicornutum | Fricke, Kawai, Yato & Motomura, 2017 | Peristedion longicornutum | Peristediidae | Longhorn armored gurnard |
| Peristedion longispatha | Goode & Bean, 1886 | Peristedion longispatha | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion longispathum | Goode & Bean, 1886 | Peristedion longispatha | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion macronema | Cadenat, 1951 | Peristedion cataphractum | Peristediidae | African armoured searobin |
| Peristedion malarmat | Lacepède, 1801 | Peristedion cataphractum | Peristediidae | African armoured searobin |
| Peristedion miniatum | Goode, 1880 | Peristedion miniatum | Peristediidae | Armored searobin |
| Peristedion moluccens | Bleeker, 1850 | Satyrichthys moluccensis | Peristediidae | Black-finned armoured-gurnard |
| Peristedion moluccense | Bleeker, 1850 | Satyrichthys moluccensis | Peristediidae | Black-finned armoured-gurnard |
| Peristedion nesium | Bussing, 2010 | Peristedion nesium | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion nierstraszi | Weber, 1913 | Peristedion nierstraszi | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion orientale | Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 | Peristedion orientale | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion paucibarbiger | Castro-Aguirre & Garcia-Domínguez, 1984 | Peristedion paucibarbiger | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion picturatum | McCulloch, 1926 | Peristedion liorhynchus | Peristediidae | Armoured gurnard |
| Peristedion picturatum lingi | Whitley, 1933 | Satyrichthys welchi | Peristediidae | Robust armoured-gurnard |
| Peristedion platycephalum | (Goode & Bean, 1886) | Peristedion brevirostre | Peristediidae | Flathead searobin |
| Peristedion posthumaluva | Deraniyagala, 1936 | Satyrichthys laticeps | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion pothumaluva | Deraniyagala, 1936 | Satyrichthys laticeps | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion pothumaluvae | Deraniyagala, 1936 | Satyrichthys laticeps | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion quadratorostratus | Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979 | Scalicus quadratorostratus | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion richardsi | Kawai, 2016 | Genus Species | New species | |
| Peristedion riversandersoni | Alcock, 1894 | Peristedion riversandersoni | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion spiniger | Longley & Hildebrand, 1940 | Peristedion truncatum | Peristediidae | Black armoured searobin |
| Peristedion thompsoni | Fowler, 1952 | Peristedion thompsoni | Peristediidae | Rimspine searobin |
| Peristedion truncatum | (Günther, 1880) | Peristedion truncatum | Peristediidae | Black armoured searobin |
| Peristedion undulatum | Weber, 1913 | Gargariscus prionocephalus | Peristediidae | Jaggedhead gurnard |
| Peristedion unicuspis | Miller, 1967 | Peristedion unicuspis | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion weberi | Smith, 1934 | Peristedion weberi | Peristediidae | |
| Peristedion welchi | Herre, 1925 | Satyrichthys welchi | Peristediidae | Robust armoured-gurnard |