Typový druh
Polynemus polydactylus Vahl, 1798.
Původní popis
Günther A. 1860. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. 2. Squamipinnes, Cirrhitidae, Triglidae, Trachinidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae, Xiphiidae. London. Cat. Fishes v. 2. i-xxi + 1-548.