Synonyma
Cylindrosteus Rafinesque, 1820 ― Lepisosteus (Cylindrosteus) platostomus Rafinesque, 1820
Rafinesque, C. S. 1820. Fishes of the Ohio River. Western Review and Miscellaneous Magazine: a monthly publ., devoted to literature and science, Lexington, KY v. 3 (no. 3): 165-173.
Psalidostomus Minding, 1832 ― Esox osseus Linnaeus, 1758
Minding, J. 1832. Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte der Fische. Berlin. Lehrbuch der Naturgeschichte der Fische: i-xii + 1-132, 6 pls. on one foldout.
Sarchirus Rafinesque, 1818 ― Sarchirus vittatus Rafinesque, 1818
Rafinesque, C. S. 1818. Description of three new genera of fluviatile fish, Pomoxis, Sarchirus and Exoglossum. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 1 (pt 2): 417-422, Pl. 17.
Typový druh
Lepisosteus gavial Lacepède, 1803.
Původní popis
Lacepède, B. G. E. 1803. Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 5: i-lxviii + 1-803 + index, Pls. 1-21.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.