Synonyma
Deuteracanthus Fowler, 1944 ― Deuteracanthus lonchophorus Fowler, 1944
Typový druh
Hoplopagrus guentherii Gill, 1862.
Původní popis
Gill T. N. 1861. On several new generic types of fishes contained in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 13. 77-78.