Třída: Actinopterygii - paprskoploutví
Řád: Stomiiformes - velkoústí
Čeleď: Sternoptychidae - stříbrnáčovití

Synonyma: Argyripnus lychnus (Garman, 1899); Argyropelecus lychnus lychnus Garman, 1899; Argyropelecus lynchus Garman, 1899.

Typová lokalita: Jižně od Cuiba Island, Panama, 6°17'N, 82°05'W, Albatros stanice 3360, hloubka 1672 sáhů.

Reference: Garman, S. 1899. The Fishes. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands ... by the U. S. Fish Commission steamer "Albatross," during 1891 ... No. XXVI. Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. v. 24: Text: 1-431, Atlas: Pls. 1-85 + A-M.