Typový druh
Leporinus hypselonotus Günther, 1868.
Původní popis
Fowler, H. W. 1906. Further knowledge of some heterognathous fishes. Part I. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 58: 293-351.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.