Synonyma
Anepistomon Gistel, 1848 ― Leptorhynchus capensis Smith, 1840
Gistel, J. 1848. Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs, für höhere Schulen. Hoffmannsche Verlags-Buchhandlung, Stuttgart. i-xvi + 1-216, Pls. 1-32.
Leptognathus Swainson, 1838 ― Leptognathus oxyrhynchus Swainson, 1838
Swainson, W. 1838. On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. A. Spottiswoode, London. v. 1: i-vi + 1-368.
Leptorhynchus Smith, 1840 ― Leptorhynchus capensis Smith, 1840
Smith, A. 1838-47. Pisces. n: Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa; consisting chiefly of figures and descriptions of the objects of natural history collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa in 1834-36. v. 4: 77 unnumb. pp, accompanying Pls. 1-31.
Typový druh
Muraena serpens Linnaeus, 1758.
Původní popis
Lacepède, B. G. E. 1800. Histoire naturelle des poissons. v. 2: i-lxiv + 1-632, Pls. 1-20.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.