Synonyma
Petersialestes Hoedeman, 1951 ― Petersius xenurus Boulenger, 1920
Hoedeman, J. J. 1951. Studies on African characid fishes I. The tribe Alestidi. Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 3): 1-8.
Rhabdopetersius Hoedeman, 1951 ― Petersius leopoldianus Boulenger, 1899
Hoedeman, J. J. 1951. Studies on African characid fishes I. The tribe Alestidi. Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 3): 1-8.
Typový druh
Petersius hilgendorfi Boulenger, 1899.
Původní popis
Hoedeman, J. J. 1951. Studies on African characid fishes I. The tribe Alestidi. Beaufortia v. 1 (no. 3): 1-8.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.