Typový druh
Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps Goode & Bean, 1879.
Původní popis
Goode G. B. & Bean T. H. 1879. Description of a new genus and species of fish, Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps, from the south coast of New England. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. v. 2 (no. 77). 205-209.