Typový druh
Polynemus quinquarius Linnaeus, 1758.
Původní popis
Günther A. 1860. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. 2. Squamipinnes, Cirrhitidae, Triglidae, Trachinidae, Sciaenidae, Polynemidae, Sphyraenidae, Trichiuridae, Scombridae, Carangidae, Xiphiidae. London. Cat. Fishes v. 2. i-xxi + 1-548.