Typový druh
Microsynodontis batesii Boulenger, 1903.
Původní popis
Boulenger, G. A. 1903. On the fishes collected by Mr. G. L. Bates in southern Cameroon. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1903, v. 1 (pt 1) (art. 3): 21-29, Pls. 1-5.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.