Oryginalny opis:
- 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)
Zawarte opisane gatunki (2):
prawidłowy: 1 synonim: 1- Roeboides bouchellei Fowler, 1923 (prawidłowy)
- Roeboides salvadoris Hildebrand, 1925 (synonim)