短鲬科为辐鳍鱼纲鲉形目牛尾鱼亚目的其中一科，部分分类法将其并入赤鲬科Parabembridae。

短鲬科其下仅有一个属，如下：

• 短鲬属(Parabembras)
  • 短鲬(Parabembras curtus)
  • 罗氏短鲬(Parabembras robinsoni)

The deep-water flatheads are a family, the Bembridae, of bottom-dwelling fish. They are thought to be more primitive than their close relatives, the true flatheads. Despite the common name, their heads are only slightly flattened and have spiny ridges.