Synonyma
Brisbania Castelnau, 1878 ― Brisbania staigeri Castelnau, 1878
Castelnau, F. L. 1878. Australian fishes. New or little known species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales v. 2 (pt 3): 225-248, Pls. 2-3.
Tarpon Jordan & Evermann, 1896 ― Megalops atlanticus Valenciennes, 1847
Jordan, D. S. & Evermann, B. W. 1896. The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part I. Bulletin of the United States National Museum No. 47: i-lx + 1-1240.
Typový druh
Megalops filamentosus 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). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.