Synonyma
Petacara Böhlke, 1959 ― Bunocephalus dolichurus Delsman, 1941
Typový druh
Bunocephalus albifasciatus Fowler, 1943.
Původní popis
Fowler H. W. 1943. Zoological results of the second Bolivian expedition for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1936-1937. Part II.--Additional new fishes. Not. Nat. (Phila.) No. 120. 1-7.