Synonyma
Cumbel Whitley, 1952 ― Platycephalus haackei Steindachner, 1883
Myers, G. S. & Wade, C. B. 1941. Four new genera and ten new species of eels from the Pacific coast of tropical America. Allan Hancock Pacific Expedition 1932-40, Los Angeles v. 9 (no. 4): 65-111, Pls. 7-16.
Typový druh
Platycephalus inops Jenyns, 1840.
Původní popis
Whitley, G. P. 1952. Some noteworthy fishes from eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1950-51: 27-32.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.