Typový druh
Monacanthus sulcatus Hollard, 1854.
Původní popis
Fraser-Brunner, A. 1941. Notes on the plectognath fishes.VI. A synopsis of the genera of the family Aluteridae, and descriptions of seven new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 11) v. 8 (no. 45): 176-199.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.