Jordan, Evermann and Clark (1930) divide these fishes into the four families: Cybiidae, Katsuwonidae, Scombridae, and Thunnidae, but taxonomists later classified them all into a single family, the Scombridae.
Jordan, Evermann, dan Clark (1930) membagi ikan-ikan ini ke dalam empat familia: Sibiide, Katsuwonide, Skombride, and Thunnide, akan tetapi ahli taksonomi kemudian mengklasifikasikan semuanya ke dalam satu familia, Skombride.