Typový druh
Johnius melanobrachium Fowler, 1934.
Původní popis
Fowler, H. W. 1934. Zoological results of the third De Schauensee Siamese Expedition, Part I.Fishes. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 86: 67-163, Pl. 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.