Typový druh
Penesilurus palavanensis Herre, 1924.
Původní popis
Herre, A. W. C. T. 1924. The distribution of true fresh-water fishes in the Philippines and its significance. Proceedings of the Pan-Pacific Science Congress / Pacific Science Association v. 2 (1923): 1561-1570.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.