Typový druh
Flagellostomias tyrannus Parr, 1927
Původní popis
Parr A. E. 1927. The Stomiatoid fishes of the suborder Gymnophotodermi (Astronesthidae, Melanostomiatidae, Idiacanthidae) with a complete review of the species. (Scientific results of the third oceanographic expedition of the "Pawnee" 1927.) Bull. Bingham Oceanogr. Collect. Yale Univ. v. 3 (art. 2). 1-123.
