Typový druh
Leiognathus stercorarius Evermann & Seale, 1907..
Původní popis
Sparks, J. S. & Chakrabarty, P. 2015. Description of a new genus of ponyfishes (Teleostei: Leiognathidae), with a review of the current generic-level composition of the family. Zootaxa 3947 (no. 2): 181-190.