Typový druh
Neonesthes macrolychnus Regan & Trewavas, 1929.
Původní popis
Regan, C. T. & Trewavas, E. 1929. The fishes of the families Astronesthidae and Chauliodontidae. Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports. v. 2 (no. 5): 1-39, Pls. 1-7.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.