Typový druh
Melanostigma microphthalmus Norman, 1937
Původní popis
Anderson M. E. 1988. Studies on the Zoarcidae (Teleostei: Perciformes) of the Southern Hemisphere. II. Two new genera and a new species from temperate South America. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (Ser. 4) v. 45 (no. 11). 267-276.