Synonyma
Pellegrinina Fowler, 1907 ― Pellegrinina heterolepis Fowler, 1907
Fowler, H. W. 1907. Further knowledge of some heterognathous fishes. Part II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58 (for 1906): 431-483.
Plethodectes Cope, 1870 ― Plethodectes erythrurus Cope, 1870
Cope, E. D. 1870. Contribution to the ichthyology of the Marañon. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society v. 11: 559-570.
Typový druh
Chalceus macrolepidotus Cuvier, 1818.
Původní popis
Cuvier, G. 1818. Sur les poissons du sous-genre Myletes. Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. v. 4: 444-456, Pls. 21-22.
