Synonyma
Pelotrophus Günther, 1864 ― Pelotrophus microcephalus Günther, 1864
Günther, A. 1864. Report on a collection of reptiles and fishes made by Dr. Kirk in the Zambesi and Nyassa regions. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 2): 303-314, Pls. 26-27.
Sagittabarilius Fowler, 1936 ― Barilius salmolucius Nichols & Griscom, 1917
Fowler, H. W. 1936. Zoological results of the George Vanderbilt African Expedition of 1934. Part III,-The fresh water fishes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 88: 243-335.
Typový druh
Leuciscus zambezensis Peters, 1852.
Původní popis
Peters, W. (C. H.) 1854. Mittheilung über die Süsswasserfische von Mossambique. Bericht über die zur Bekanntmachung geeigneten Verhandlungen der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1853: 783.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.