Typový druh
Engraulis macrolepidotus Kner, 1863.
Původní popis
Jordan, D. S. 1895. The fishes of Sinaloa. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2) v. 5: 377-514, Pls. 26-55.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.