kˈɔstə jˈuːnɪfˌaɪd ðə θɹˈiː fˈæmɪliz wɪðˌɪn ðə sˈʌboːɹdɚɹ ɐplˈɑːtʃeɪlˌɔɪdeɪ ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɪŋɡəl fˈæmɪli ɐplˈɑːtʃeɪlˌɪdiː, wɪððə sˈʌbfɐmˌɪliz ɐplˈɑːtʃeɪlˌɪniː, nˈɑːθəbɹˌæntʃɪˌɪniː ænd ðə sˈaɪnoʊlbˌɪɪnˌiː.
Costa unified the three families within the suborder Aplocheiloidei into a single family Aplocheilidae, with the subfamilies Aplocheilinae, Nothobranchiinae and the Cynolebiinae.