Synonyma
Acara Heckel, 1840 ― Acara crassipinnis Heckel, 1840
Heckel, J. J. 1840. Johann Natterer's neue Flussfische Brasilien's nach den Beobachtungen und Mittheilungen des Entdeckers beschrieben (Erste Abtheilung, Die Labroiden). Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte v. 2: 325-471, Pls. 29-30.
Hygrogonus Günther, 1862 ― Lobotes ocellatus Agassiz, 1831
Günther, A. 1862. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum. British Museum, London. v. 4: i-xxi + 1-534.
Typový druh
Lobotes ocellatus Agassiz, 1831.
Původní popis
Swainson, W. 1839. The natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Spottiswoode & Co., London. Nat. Hist. & Class. v. 2: i-vi + 1-448.