Typový druh
Mugil proboscideus Günther, 1861.
Původní popis
Gill T. N. 1863. Descriptive enumeration of a collection of fishes from the western coast of Central America, presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Captain John M. Dow. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 15. 162-174.