Synonyma
Cottogobius Koumans, 1941 ― Cottogobius bilobatus Koumans, 1941
Koumans, F. P. 1941. Gobioid fishes of India. Memoirs of the Indian Museum v. 13 (pt 3): 205-329.
Pleurosicyops Smith, 1959 ― Pleurosicyops timidus Smith, 1959
Smith, J. L. B. 1959. Gobioid fishes of the families Gobiidae, Periophthalmidae, Trypauchenidae, Taenioididae and Kraemeriidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 13: 185-225, Pls. 9-13.
Typový druh
Pleurosicya boldinghi Weber, 1913.
Původní popis
Weber, M. 1913. Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.