Synonyma
Pleurothyris Lowe, 1843 ― Sternoptyx olfersii Cuvier, 1829
Lowe, R. T. 1843-1860. A history of the fishes of Madeira, with original figures from nature of all the species, by Hon. C. E. C. Norton and M. Young. London, 1843-60. 1-196, 27 pls.
Sternoptychides Ogilby, 1888 ― Sternoptychides amabilis Ogilby, 1888
Ogilby, J. D. 1888. Description of a new genus and species of deep-sea fish from Lord Howe Island. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales (Series 2) v. 3 (pt 3): 1313.
Typový druh
Argyropelecus hemigymnus Cocco, 1829.
Původní popis
Cocco, A. 1829. Su di alcuni nuovi pesci de' mari di Messina. Giornale di Scienze Lettere e Arti per La Sicilia Anno 7, v. 26 (no. 77): 138-147.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.