Typový druh
Prodontocharax melanotus Pearson, 1924.
Původní popis
Pearson, N. E. 1924. The fishes of the eastern slope of the Andes. I. The fishes of the Rio Beni basin, Bolivia, collected by the Mulford expedition. Ind. Univ. Studies v. 11 (no. 64): 1-83, Pls. 1-12.