Synonyma
Gobius caeruleus Lacepède (ex Commerson), 1800; Gobius jonklaasi Axelrod, 1972; Gobius lienardi Bleeker, 1874; Sicydium halei Day, 1888; Sicydium laticeps Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837; Sicydium taeniurum Günther, 1877; Sicyopterus caeruleus (Lacepede, 1800); Sicyopterus extraneus Herre, 1927; Sicyopterus tauae Jordan & Seale, 1906.
Původní popis
Pallas, P. S. 1770. Spicilegia Zoologica quibus novae imprimis et obscurae animalium species iconibus, descriptionibus atque commentariis illustrantur. Berolini, Gottl. August. Lange. Spicilegia Zool. v. 1 (fasc. 8): 1-56, Pls. 1-5.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.