• Sphagebranchus Bloch, 1795 accepted as Caecula Vahl, 1794
• Sphagebranchus acuticeps Barnard, 1923 accepted as Ichthyapus acuticeps (Barnard, 1923)
• Sphagebranchus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Apterichtus caecus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Sphagebranchus catostomus Schneider, 1801 accepted as Callechelys catostoma (Schneider, 1801)
• Sphagebranchus cephalopeltis Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Dalophis cephalopeltis (Bleeker, 1863)
• Sphagebranchus cinctus Tanaka, 1908 accepted as Leiuranus semicinctus (Lay & Bennett, 1839)
• Sphagebranchus conklini Eigenmann, 1916 accepted as Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
• Sphagebranchus flavicaudus Snyder, 1904 accepted as Apterichtus flavicaudus (Snyder, 1904)
• Sphagebranchus foresti Cadenat & Roux, 1964 accepted as Phaenomonas longissima (Cadenat & Marchal, 1963)
• Sphagebranchus gjellerupi Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 accepted as Yirrkala gjellerupi (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)
• Sphagebranchus heyningi Weber, 1913 accepted as Hemerorhinus heyningi (Weber, 1913)
• Sphagebranchus huysmani Weber, 1913 accepted as Scolecenchelys gymnota (Bleeker, 1857)
• Sphagebranchus imberbis Delaroche, 1809 accepted as Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)
• Sphagebranchus kaupii Bleeker, 1858 accepted as Yirrkala kaupii (Bleeker, 1858)
• Sphagebranchus kendalli Gilbert, 1891 accepted as Apterichtus kendalli (Gilbert, 1891)
• Sphagebranchus klazingai Weber, 1913 accepted as Apterichtus klazingai (Weber, 1913)
• Sphagebranchus kuro (Kuroda, 1947) accepted as Caecula kuro (Kuroda, 1947)
• Sphagebranchus longipinnis Kner & Steindachner, 1867 accepted as Bascanichthys longipinnis (Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
• Sphagebranchus lumbricoides Bleeker, 1864 accepted as Yirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864)
• Sphagebranchus macrodon Bleeker, 1863 accepted as Yirrkala macrodon (Bleeker, 1863)
• Sphagebranchus mindora (Jordan & Richardson, 1908) accepted as Lamnostoma mindora (Jordan & Richardson, 1908)
• Sphagebranchus monodi (Roux, 1966) accepted as Apterichtus monodi (Roux, 1966)
• Sphagebranchus moseri Jordan & Snyder, 1901 accepted as Apterichtus moseri (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)
• Sphagebranchus oculatus Risso, 1827 accepted as Dalophis imberbis (Delaroche, 1809)
• Sphagebranchus omanensis Norman, 1939 accepted as Yirrkala omanensis (Norman, 1939)
• Sphagebranchus ophioneus Evermann & Marsh, 1900 accepted as Ichthyapus ophioneus (Evermann & Marsh, 1900)
• Sphagebranchus orientalis (McClelland, 1844) accepted as Lamnostoma orientale (McClelland, 1844)
• Sphagebranchus scuticaris Goode & Bean, 1880 accepted as Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean, 1880)
• Sphagebranchus selachops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) accepted as Ichthyapus selachops (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
• Sphagebranchus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Ophisurus serpens (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Sphagebranchus teres Goode & Bean, 1882 accepted as Bascanichthys scuticaris (Goode & Bean, 1880)
• Sphagebranchus vulturis Weber & de Beaufort, 1916 accepted as Ichthyapus vulturis (Weber & de Beaufort, 1916)