Synonyma
Diplolychnus Regan & Trewavas, 1929 ― Diplolychnus lucifer Regan & Trewavas, 1929
Elapterostomias Fowler, 1934 ― Elapterostomias philippinus Fowler, 1934
Typový druh
Borostomias braueri Regan, 1908.
Původní popis
Regan, C. T. 1908. Report on the marine fishes collected by Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner in the Indian Ocean. Trans. Linn. Soc. London (Ser. 2, Zool.) v. 12 (pt 3): 217-255, Pls. 23-32.