Synonyma
Cryptacanthoides Lindberg in Soldatov & Lindberg, 1930 ― Cryptacanthoides bergi Lindberg, 1930
Delolepis Bean, 1882 ― Delolepis virgatus Bean, 1882
Lyconectes Gilbert, 1896 ― Lyconectes aleutensis Gilbert, 1896
Pseudophidium Gratzianov, 1907 ― Ophidium giganteum Kittlitz, 1858
Zoarcites Zugmayer, 1914 ― Zoarcites pardalis Zugmayer, 1914
Typový druh
Cryptacanthodes maculatus Storer, 1839
Původní popis
Storer D. H. 1839. A report on the fishes of Massachusetts. Boston J. Nat. Hist. v. 2 (nos. 3-4). 289-558.