Typový druh
Aphyonus gelatinosus Günther, 1878.
Původní popis
Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. 'Challenger.'. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.