Synonyma
Allocottus Hubbs, 1926 ― Oligocottus embryum Jordan & Starks, 1895
Blennicottus Gill, 1861 ― Oligocottus globiceps Girard, 1858
Montereya Hubbs, 1926 ― Blennicottus recalvus Greeley, 1899
Oxycottus Jordan & Evermann, 1898 ― Oligocottus acuticeps Gilbert, 1896
Rusulus Starks & Mann, 1911 ― Rusulus saburrae Starks & Mann, 1911
Typový druh
Oligocottus analis Girard, 1858.
Původní popis
Gill T. N. 1861. Notes on some genera of fishes of the western coast of North America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 13. 164-168.