Synonyma
Pholioides Nielsen, 1961 ― Pholioides thomaseni Nielsen, 1961
Nielsen, J. G. 1961. On some fishes from Karachi and Bombay with description of a new genus and species of the Haliophidae. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, Kjøbenhavn v. 123: 249-256.
Porogrammus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916 ― Porogrammus capensis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1916
Gilchrist, J. D. F. & Thompson, W. W. 1916. Description of four new S. African fishes. Marine Biological Report South Africa 1914-1918 (pt 3) (art. 5): 56-61.
Tentaculus Rao & Dutt, 1966 ― Tentaculus waltairiensis Rao & Dutt, 1966
Rao, V. V. & Dutt, S. 1966. A new fish Tentaculus waltairiensis gen. et sp. nov. (family: Haliophidae) from Indian waters. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 8 (no. 92) (for 1965): 455-459.
Typový druh
Halidesmus scapularis Günther, 1872.
Původní popis
Günther, A. 1872. Report on several collections of fishes recently obtained for the British Museum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871 (pt 3) (art. 1) (for 21 Nov. 1871): 652-675, Pls. 53-70.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.