Typový druh
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus Johnson, 1863.
Původní popis
Johnson, J. Y. 1863. Descriptions of five new species of fishes obtained at Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863 (pt 1) (art. 5) (for 13 Jan. 1863): 36-46, Pl. 7.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.