Typový druh
Gastropelecus stellatus Kner, 1858.
Původní popis
Fowler, H. W. 1907. Further knowledge of some heterognathous fishes. Part II. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58 (for 1906): 431-483.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.