| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Metaxia abrupta (Watson, 1880) | Atlantic Ocean | 0.63 | |
| Metaxia albicephala Kay, 1979 | Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Metaxia bacillum (Issel, 1869) | Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Metaxia brunnicephala Kay, 1979 | Eastern Central Pacific | ||
| Metaxia espinosai Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 1992 | Western Central Atlantic | 0.37 | |
| Metaxia exaltata (Powell, 1930) | Southwest Pacific | ||
| Metaxia excelsa Faber & Moolenbeek, 1991 | Western Atlantic | 0.6 | |
| Metaxia kermadecensis Marshall, 1977 | Southwest Pacific | ||
| Metaxia metaxa (delle Chiaje, 1828) | Atlantic Ocean | 0.55 | |
| Metaxia metaxae (Delle Chiaje, 1829) | Mediterranean Sea | ||
| Metaxia polynesica Rehder, 1980 | Southeast Pacific | ||
| Metaxia prompta Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008 | Western Atlantic | 0.41 | |
| Metaxia propinqua Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008 | Western Atlantic | 0.63 | |
| Metaxia propria Rolán & Fernández-Garcés, 2008 | Western Atlantic | 0.59 | |
| Metaxia rugulosa (Adams, 1850) | Western Central Atlantic | 0.61 | |
| Metaxia taeniolata (Dall, 1889) | Western Central Atlantic | 0.4 | |
| Metaxia tricarinata Pease, 1861 | Central Pacific | ||
| Metaxia vicina (Adams, 1850) | Western Atlantic | 0.3 |