飞角鱼科是辐鳍鱼纲鲉形目的其中一科。

飞角鱼科下分2个属，如下：

The flying gurnards are a family, Dactylopteridae, of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins. As they cannot literally fly or glide in the air (like flying fish), an alternative name preferred by some authors is helmet gurnards. They are the only family in the suborder Dactylopteroidei.