Synonyma
Antennarius cubensis Borodin, 1928; Antennarius nuttingii Garman, 1896; Antennarius teleplanus Fowler, 1912; Chironectes mentzelii Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1837; Chironectes tenebrosus Poey, 1852; Chironectes tigris Poey, 1852; Lophius spectrum Gronow in Gray, 1854; Ostracion knorrii Walbaum (ex Knorr), 1792.
Typová lokalita
Martinique, West Indies.
Původní popis
Cuvier, G. 1817. Sur le genre Chironectes Cuv. (Antennarius Commers.). Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris v. 3: 418-435, Pls. 16-18.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.