Typový druh
Kalyptodoras bahiensis Higuchi, Britski & Garavello, 1990.
Původní popis
Higuchi, H., Britski, H. A. & Garavello, J. C. 1990. Kalyptodoras bahiensis, a new genus and species of thorny catfish from northeastern Brazil (Siluriformes: Doradidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 1 (no. 3).: 219-225.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.