Typový druh
Trichomycterus mendozensis Arratia, Chang, Menu-Marque & Rojas, 1978.
Původní popis
Arratia, G. 1998. Silvinichthys, a new genus of trichomycterid catfishes from the Argentinian Andes, with redescription of Trichomycterus nigricans. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 9 (no. 4): 347-370.
Použitá literatura
- Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds) 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web electronic publication.