Synonyma
Evistiopterus Whitley, 1932 ― Histiopterus acutirostris Temminck & Schlegel, 1844
Typový druh
Histiopterus acutirostris Temminck & Schlegel, 1844.
Původní popis
Jordan D. S. 1907. A review of the fishes of the family Histiopteridae, found in the waters of Japan; with a note on Tephritis Günther. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. v. 32 (no. 1523). 235-239.