Synonyma
Bdellorhynchus Jordan & Tanaka, 1927 ― Mastacembelus maculatus Cuvier, 1832
Jordan, D. S. & Tanaka, S. 1927. Notes on new and rare fishes of the fauna of Japan. Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 17 (nos 3-4) (12): 385-392, Pl. 34.
Pararhynchobdella Bleeker, 1874 ― Mastacembelus maculatus Cuvier, 1832
Bleeker, P. 1874. Typi nonnuli generici piscium neglecti. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 8: 367-371.
Rhynchobdella Bloch & Schneider, 1801 ― Rhynchobdella orientalis Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Bloch, M. E. & Schneider, J. G. 1801. M. E. Blochii, Systema Ichthyologiae Iconibus cx Ilustratum. Post obitum auctoris opus inchoatum absolvit, correxit, interpolavit Jo. Gottlob Schneider, Saxo. Berolini. Sumtibus Auctoris Impressum et Bibliopolio Sanderiano Commissum. i-lx + 1-584, Pls. 1-110.
Typový druh
Ophidium aculeatum Bloch, 1786.
Původní popis
Lacepède, B. G. E. 1800. Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.