Synonyma
Alvarius Girard, 1859 ― Alvarius lateralis Girard, 1859
Lembus Günther, 1859 ― Lembus maculatus Günther, 1859
Philypnus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837 ― Platycephalus dormitator Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Typový druh
Gobiomorus dormitor Lacepède, 1800.
Původní popis
Lacepède, B. G. E. 1800. Histoire naturelle des poissons. Hist. Nat. Poiss. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.