Typový druh
Achilognathus himantegus Günther, 1868.
Původní popis
Chang, C.-H., Li, F., Shao, K.-T., Lin, Y.-S. et al. 2014. Phylogenetic relationships of Acheilognathidae (Cypriniformes: Cyprinoidea) as revealed from evidence of both nuclear and mitochondrial gene sequence variation: evidence for necessary taxonomic revision in the family and the identification of cryptic species. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution v. 81: 182-194.