ðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən pɹˈaʊfɪʃᵻz ɑːɹ ɐ smˈɔːl fˈæmɪli, ðə pˈæɾiːsˌɪdiː, ʌv ɹˈeɪfˈɪnd fˈɪʃᵻz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd wɪðˌɪn ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ skˈoːɹpiːnˌɪfoːɹmz.
The Australian prowfishes are a small family, the Pataecidae, of ray-finned fishes classified within the order Scorpaeniformes.