Typový druh
Bathytroctes curvifrons Roule & Angel, 1931.
Původní popis
Parr, A. E. 1951. Preliminary revision of the Alepocephalidae, with the introduction of a new family, Searsidae. American Museum Novitates No. 1531: 1-21.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.