Typový druh
Nemapterois biocellatus Fowler, 1938.
Původní popis
Fowler, H. W. 1938. Descriptions of new fishes obtained by the United States Bureau of Fisheries steamer "Albatross", chiefly in Philippine seas and adjacent waters. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 85 (no. 3032): 31-135.