Synonyma
Chrinorhinus Howell Rivero, 1932 ― Chrinorhinus torrei Howell Rivero, 1932
Typový druh
Neoconger mucronatus Girard, 1858
Původní popis
Girard C. F. 1858. Notes upon various new genera and new species of fishes, in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution, and collected in connection with the United States and Mexican boundary survey: Major William Emory, Commissioner. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 10. 167-171.