Synonyma
Cheiroxenichthys Fowler, 1930 ― Xenichthys agassizii Steindachner, 1876
Typový druh
Xenichthys xanti Gill, 1863.
Původní popis
Gill T. N. 1863. Catalogue of the fishes of Lower California, in the Smithsonian Institution, collected by Mr. J. Xantus. Part IV. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 15. 80-88.
