Typový druh
Lophiobrycon weitzmani Castro, Ribeira, Benine & Melo, 2003.
Původní popis
Castro, R. M. C., Ribeiro, A. C., Benine, R. C. & Melo, A. L. A. 2003. Lophiobrycon weitzmani, a new genus and species of glandulocaudine fish (Characiformes: Characidae) from the rio Grande drainage, upper rio Paraná system, southeastern Brazil. Neotropical Ichthyol. v. 1 (no. 1): 11-19.