əkˈeɪʒənəli, ðeɪ ɑːɹ stˈɪl ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ æz ɹˈɪvjʊlˌɪnz, ɐ tˈɜːm dˈeɪɾɪŋ bˈæk tə wɛn ðeɪ wɜː kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ sˈʌbfɐmˌɪli ʌvðɪ ɐplˈɑːtʃeɪlˌɪdiː.
Occasionally, they are still referred to as rivulines, a term dating back to when they were considered a subfamily of the Aplocheilidae.