Descripción original:
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1864. "Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Siluridae, Characinidae, Haplochitonidae, Sternoptychidae, Scopelidae, Stomiatidae in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 5:1-455 (ffm00226)
Especies descritas incluidas (2):
válida: 1 sinónimo: 1- Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923 (válida)
- Roeboides salvadoris Hildebrand, 1925 (sinónimo)