Typový druh
Empetrichthys merriami Gilbert, 1893.
Původní popis
Gilbert, C. H. 1893. Report on the fishes of the Death Valley expedition collected in southern California and Nevada in 1891, with descriptions of new species. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. North American Fauna No. 7: 229-234, Pls. 5-6.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.