Synonyma
Mugilops Meek & Hildebrand, 1923 ― Mugilops cyanellus Meek & Hildebrand, 1923
Typový druh
Melanorhinus boekei Metzelaar, 1919.
Původní popis
Metzelaar J. 1919. Report on the fishes, collected by Dr. J. Boeke in the Dutch West Indies 1904-1905, with comparative notes on marine fishes of tropical West Africa. F. J. Belanfante, 's-Gravenhage. Fish. Dutch W. Indies . 1-314.