Typový druh
Scarus pulchellus Rüppell, 1835.
Původní popis
Smith, J. L. B. 1956. The parrot fishes of the family Callyodontidae of the western Indian Ocean. Ichthyological Bulletin, Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University No. 1: 1-23, Pls. 41-45.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2026. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.