Synonyma
Glabrilutjanus Fowler, 1931 ― Mesoprion nematophorus Bleeker, 1860
Paradicichthys Whitley, 1930 ― Paradicichthys venenatus Whitley, 1930
Typový druh
Symphorus taeniolatus Günther, 1872.
Původní popis
Günther A. 1872. Notice on two new fishes from Celebes. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 4) v. 9 (no. 54). 438-440.