Typový druh
Zestichthys tanakae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925.
Původní popis
Jordan, D. S. & Hubbs, C. L. 1925. Record of fishes obtained by David Starr Jordan in Japan, 1922. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 10 (no. 2): 93-346, Pls. 5-12.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.