Synonyma
Pseudoremora Taranetz, 1937 ― Pseudoremora golubevi Taranetz, 1937
Remilegia Gill, 1862 ― Echeneis scutata Echeneis scutata Günther, 1860
Remoropsis Gill, 1863 ― Echeneis brachyptera Lowe, 1839
Rhombochirus Gill, 1863 ― Echeneis osteochir Cuvier, 1829
Typový druh
Echeneis remora Linnaeus, 1758.
Původní popis
Gill T. N. 1862. Remarks on the relations of the genera and other groups of Cuban fishes. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 14. 235-242.