Typový druh
Paedocypris progenetica Kottelat, Britz, Hui & Witte 2006.
Původní popis
Kottelat, M., R. Britz, H. H. Tan & K.-E. Witte, 2006. Paedocypris, a new genus of Southeast Asian cyprinid fish with a remarkable sexual dimorphism, comprises the world's smallest vertebrate. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Biological Sciences 273: 895–899.