Typový druh
Bathybagrus tetranema Bailey & Stewart, 1984.
Původní popis
Bailey, R. M. & Stewart, D. J. 1984. Bagrid catfishes from Lake Tanganyika, with a key and descriptions of new taxa. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan No. 168: i-iv + 1-41.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.