Typový druh
Steeneichthys plesiopsus Allen & Randall, 1985
Původní popis
Allen G. R. & Randall J. E. 1985. A new genus and species of plesiopid fish from Western Australia and the central-south Pacific Ocean. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. v. 12 (no. 2). 185-191.