Typový druh
Thryssocypris smaragdinus Roberts & Kottelat, 1984.
Původní popis
Roberts T. R. & Kottelat M. 1984. Description and osteology of Thryssocypris, a new genus of anchovylike cyprinid fishes, based on two new species from southeast Asia. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (Ser. 4) v. 43 (no. 11). 141-158.