Descrizione originale:
- Lesueur, Charles-Alexander. 1817. "A new genus of fishes, of the order Abdominales, proposed, under the name of Catostomus; and the characters of this genus, with those of its species, indicated". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 1(5, 6):88-96, 102-111 (ffm00372)
Elenco delle specie descritte (16):
valid: 8 synonym: 8- Catostomus clarkii Baird & Girard, 1854 (valid)
- Catostomus insignis Baird & Girard, 1854 (valid)
- Catostomus plebeius Baird & Girard, 1854 (valid)
- Catostomus bernardini Girard, 1856 (valid)
- Pantosteus arizonae Gilbert, 1856 (synonym)
- Catostomus (Acomus) generosus Girard, 1856 (synonym)
- Catostomus (Acomus) generosus Girard, 1856 (synonym)
- Catostomus (Acomus) guzmaniensis Girard, 1856 (synonym)
- Catostomus nebuliferus Garman, 1881 (valid)
- Catostomus gila Kirsch, 1889 (synonym)
- Catostomus conchos Meek, 1902 (synonym)
- Catostomus sonorensis Meek, 1902 (synonym)
- Notolepidomyzon utahensis Tanner, 1932 (synonym)
- Catostomus wigginsi Herre & Brock, 1936 (valid)
- Catostomus cahita Siebert & Minckley, 1986 (valid)
- Catostomus leopoldi Siebert & Minckley, 1986 (valid)