Synonyma
Leihala Jordan, 1925 ― Poecilophis tritor Vaillant & Sauvage, 1875
Megaderus Rafinesque, 1815 ― Muraena echidna Gmelin, 1789
Molarii Richardson, 1848 ― Muraena ophis Rüppell, 1830
Poecilophis Kaup, 1856 ― Gymnothorax catenatus Bloch, 1795
Typový druh
Echidna variegata Forster, 1845
Původní popis
Forster J. R. 1788. Enchiridion historiae naturali inserviens, quo, termini et delineationes ad avium, piscium, insectorum et plantarum adumbrationes intelligendas et concinnandas, secundum methodum systematis Linnaeani continentur. Halae. Enchiridion Hist. Nat. Inserviens . 1-6 + 6 + 1-224.
Použitá literatura
- Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web electronic publication.