Synonyma
Acanthotaurichthys Burgess, 1978 ― Hemitaurichthys multispinus Burgess & Randall, 1978
Burgess, W. E. 1978. Butterflyfishes of the World. A monograph of the family Chaetodontidae. T.F.H. Publ., Inc. Ltd., Neptune City, New Jersey, U.S.A. 1-832.
Nox Nalbant, 1986 ― Hemitaurichthys thompsoni Fowler, 1923
Nalbant, T. T. 1986. Studies on chaetodont fishes. III. Redescription of the genus Roaops Maugé & Bauchot, 1984, and some problems on the phylogeny and evolution of butterflyfishes (Pisces, Chaetodontidae). Travaux du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" v. 28: 163-176, 6 pls.
Typový druh
Chaetodon polylepis Bleeker, 1857.
Původní popis
Bleeker, P. 1876. Systema Percarum revisum. Pars II. Archives néerlandaises des sciences exactes et naturelles v. 11: 289-340.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.