Synonyma
Paracyttopsis Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 ― Paracyttopsis scutatus Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
Zen Jordan, 1903 ― Cyttopsis itea Jordan & Fowler, 1902
Typový druh
Zeus roseus Lowe, 1843.
Původní popis
Gill T. N. 1862. On the limits and arrangement of the family of scombroids. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 14. 124-127.