Synonyma
Caulopus Gill, 1862 ― Alepisaurus altivelis Poey, 1860
Gill, T. N. 1862. Descriptions of new species of Alepidosauroidae. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 14: 127-132.
Plagyodontis Steller in Pallas, 1814 ― Alepidosaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883
Pallas, P. S. 1814. Zoographia Rosso-Asiatica, sistens omnium animalium in extenso Imperio Rossico et adjacentibus maribus observatorum recensionem, domicilia, mores et descriptiones anatomen atque icones plurimorum. 3 vols. [1811-1814]. Academia Scientiarum, Petropolis. v. 3: i-vii + 1-428 + index (I-CXXV), Pls. 1, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 21.
Plagyodus Günther (ex Steller) in Pallas, 1867 ― Alepisaurus aesculapius Bean, 1883
Günther, A. 1867. On the identity of Alepisaurus (Lowe) with Plagyodus (Steller). Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 3) v. 19 (no. 111): 185-187.
Typový druh
Alepisaurus ferox Lowe, 1833.
Původní popis
Lowe, R. T. 1833. Description of Alepisaurus, a new genus of fishes. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1833 (pt 1): 104.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.