Typový druh
Notopterus afer Günther, 1868
Původní popis
Greenwood P. H. 1963. The swimbladder in African Notopteridae (Pisces) and its bearing on the taxonomy of the family. Bull. Br. Mus. (Nat. Hist.) Zool. v. 11 (no. 5). 377-412.
Použitá literatura
- Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web electronic publication.