n = 22
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocotropus altipinnis | Waite, 1903 | Cocotropus altipinnis | Aploactinidae | Highfin velvetfish |
| Cocotropus astakhovi | Prokofiev, 2010 | Cocotropus astakhovi | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus aurantius | Matsunuma, Sado & Motomura, 2021 | Cocotropus aurantius | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus dermacanthus | (Bleeker, 1852) | Cocotropus dermacanthus | Aploactinidae | Spinyskin velvetfish |
| Cocotropus dezwaani | Weber & de Beaufort, 1915 | Acanthosphex leurynnis | Aploactinidae | Wasp-spine velvetfish |
| Cocotropus echinatus | (Cantor, 1849) | Cocotropus echinatus | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus eksae | Prokofiev, 2010 | Cocotropus eksae | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus hongkongiensis | Chan, 1966 | Paraploactis hongkongiensis | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus izuensis | Imamura, Aizawa & Shinohara, 2010 | Cocotropus izuensis | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus keramaensis | Imamura & Shinohara, 2003 | Cocotropus keramaensis | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus larvatus | Poss & Allen, 1987 | Cocotropus larvatus | Aploactinidae | Ghost velvetfish |
| Cocotropus masudai | Matsubara, 1943 | Cocotropus masudai | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus microps | Johnson, 2004 | Cocotropus microps | Aploactinidae | Patchwork velvetfish |
| Cocotropus monacanthus | (Gilchrist, 1906) | Cocotropus monacanthus | Aploactinidae | Roughskin scorpionfish |
| Cocotropus possi | Imamura & Shinohara, 2008 | Cocotropus possi | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus pottii | Steindachner, 1896 | Erisphex pottii | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus richeri | Fricke, 2004 | Cocotropus richeri | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus roseomaculatus | Imamura & Shinohara, 2004 | Cocotropus roseomaculatus | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus roseus | Day, 1875 | Cocotropus roseus | Aploactinidae | |
| Cocotropus sp. | Not applicable | Cocotropus microps | Aploactinidae | Patchwork velvetfish |
| Cocotropus steinitzi | Eschmeyer & Dor, 1978 | Cocotropus steinitzi | Aploactinidae | Steinitz' velvetfish |
| Cocotropus steinizi | Eschmeyer & Dor, 1978 | Cocotropus steinitzi | Aploactinidae | Steinitz' velvetfish |