Synonyma
Brotella Kaup, 1857 ― Brotula maculata of Kaup, 1858
Kaup, J. J. 1858. Uebersicht der Familie Gadidae. Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 24 (pt. 1): 85-93.
Umalius Herre & Herald, 1950 ― Umalius philippinus Herre & Herald, 1950
Herre, A. W. C. T. & Herald, E. S. 1950. Noteworthy additions to the Philippine fish fauna with descriptions of a new genus and species. Philippine Journal of Science v. 79 (no. 3): 309-340.
Typový druh
Brotula imberbis Temminck & Schlegel, 1846.
Původní popis
Bleeker, P. 1857. Vierde bijdrage tot de kennis der ichthyologische fauna van Japan. Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae v. 3 (art. 10): 1-46, Pls. 1-4.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.