Typový druh
Gnathobagrus depressus Nichols & Griscom, 1917
Původní popis
Nichols J. T. & Griscom L. 1917. Fresh-water fishes of the Congo basin obtained by the American Museum Congo expedition, 1909-1915. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. v. 37 (art. 25). 653-756.