Typový druh
Apogon maximus Boulenger, 1888
Původní popis
Fraser T. H. 1973. Evolutionary significance of Holapogon, a new genus of cardinal fishes (Apogonidae), with a redescription of its type-species, Apogon maximus. J. L. B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. Spec. Publ. No. 10. 1-7.