最初的描述(命名) :
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1832. "Extracts from a second series of zoological letters written to Baron Cuvier of Paris, by Prof. Rafinesque in 1831". Atlantic Journal and Friend of Knowledge, Philadelphia. 1(1):1-22 (ffm00278)
模式物種: Trinectes scabra Rafinesque, 1832 (monotypy).