Synonyma
Sovichthys Schultz, 1944 ― Sovichthys abuelo Schultz, 1944
Schultz, L. P. 1944. The catfishes of Venezuela, with descriptions of thirty-eight new forms. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 94 (no. 3172): 173-338, Pls. 1-14.
Typový druh
Cheirocerus eques Eigenmann, 1917.
Původní popis
Eigenmann, C. H. 1917. New and rare species of South American Siluridae in the Carnegie Museum. Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 11 (nos 3-4) (art. 14): 398-404, Pls. 39-41.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.