Typový druh
Tripterygium medium Günther, 1861
Původní popis
Hardy G. S. 1987. Revision of some triplefins (Pisces: Tripterygiidae) from New Zealand and Australia, with descriptions of two new genera and two new species. J. R. Soc. N. Z. v. 17 (no. 3). 253-274.