Typový druh
Neophrynichthys angustus Nelson, 1977.
Původní popis
Jackson, K. L. and J. S. Nelson 1998. Ambophthalmos, a new genus for "Neophrynichthys" angustus and "Neophrynichthys" magnicirrus, and the systematic interrelationsips of the fathead sculpins (Cottidae, Psychrolutidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology v. 76 (no. 7): 1344-1357.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.