Synonyma
Brachypleura Günther, 1862 ― Brachypleura novaezeelandiae Günther, 1862
Günther A. 1862. Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Muesum. Cat. Fishes v. 4. i-xxi + 1-534.
Typový druh
Brachypleura xanthosticta Alcock, 1889.
Původní popis
Weber, M. 1913. Die Fische der Siboga-Expedition. E. J. Brill, Leiden. i-xii + 1-710, Pls. 1-12.