Typový druh
Pseudoplesiops knighti Allen, 1987
Původní popis
Gill, A. C. & A. J. Edwards 1999. Monophyly, interrelationships and description of three new genera in the dottyback fish subfamily Pseudoplesiopinae (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Rec. Aust. Mus. v. 51 (nos. 2-3): 141-160.
