ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹə ɑːɹ klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd ɪnðə fˈæmɪli ɹˈɪvjʊlˌɪdiː: ðə tæksˈɑːnəmi ʌv ðɪs fˈæmɪli ɪz sˈʌbdʒɛkt tə sˌʌm dɪskˈʌʃən ɐmˌʌŋ wˈɜːkɚz ænd sˌʌm ʌvðə lˈɪstᵻd dʒˈɛnɚɹə ɑːɹ kənsˈɪdɚd təbi pˌæɹəfaɪlˈɛɾɪk, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ɪt hˈæzbiːn pˈɑːzɪɾᵻd ðæt lˌɛptoʊlˈiːbiəz ɪz pˌæɹəfaɪlˈɛɾɪk ɪf ðə spˈiːsiːz plˈeɪst ɪn lˈɛptəpˌæntʃæks ɑːɹ ɹᵻtˈeɪnd wɪðˈɪn ɪt, æz pɜː fˈɪʃbeɪs.
The following genera are classified in the family Rivulidae: The taxonomy of this family is subject to some discussion among workers and some of the listed genera are considered to be paraphyletic, for example it has been posited that Leptolebias is paraphyletic if the species placed in Leptopanchax are retained within it, as per Fishbase.