Typový druh
Emmelichthyops atlanticus Schultz, 1945
Původní popis
Schultz L. P. 1945. Emmelichthyops atlanticus, a new genus and species of fish (family Emmelichthyidae) from the Bahamas, with a key to related genera. J. Wash. Acad. Sci. v. 35 (no. 4). 132-136.