Synonyma
Amblyapistus Bleeker, 1876 ― Apistus taenianotus Cuvier, 1829
Bleeker P., 1876. Genera familiae Scorpaenoideorum conspectus analyticus. Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 9: 294-300.
Parocosia ― Amblyapistus (Parocosia) slacksmithi Whitley, 1958
Whitley, G. P., 1958. Descriptions and records of fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales v. for 1956-57: 28-51.
Platypterus Swainson, 1839 ― Apistes taenianotus Valenciennes, 1839
Swainson W., 1839. On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals. Spottiswoode & Co., London. v. 2: i-vi + 1-452
Typový druh
Apistus taenianotus Cuvier, 1829.
Původní popis
Kaup, J. J. 1873. Ueber die Familie Triglidae, nebst einigen Worten über die Classification. Arch. Naturgeschichte v. 39 (no. 1): 71-93.
