Synonyma
Brachystacus Van der Hoeven, 1855 ― Platystacus chaca Hamilton, 1822
van der Hoeven, J. 1855. Handboek der Dierkunde. Tweede, verbeterde en vermeerderde uitgave. J.C.A. Sulpke, Amsterdam. 2nd Edition. i-xxviii + 1-1068, Pls. 13-24.
Chaca Valenciennes, 1832 ― Chaca lophioides Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1832
Valenciennes, A. 1832. Poissons. Pp. 337-399, Pls. 1-5. In: Voyage aux Indes-Orientales, publié par Charles Bélanger. Paris.
Typový druh
Chaca hamiltonii Gray, 1831.
Původní popis
Gray, J. E. 1831. Description of twelve new genera of fish, discovered by Gen. Hardwicke, in India, the greater part in the British Museum. Zoological Miscellany 1831: 7-9.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.

