Typový druh
Pataecus maculatus Günther, 1861.
Původní popis
Scott, E. O. G. 1936. Observations on some Tasmanian fishes. Part III. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1935: 113-129.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.