Třída: Actinopterygii - paprskoploutví
Řád: Beloniformes - jehlotvární
Čeleď: Hemiramphidae - polozobánkovití

Synonyma: Hemiramphus brasiliensis (non Linneaus, 1758); Hemiramphus guineensis Bleeker, 1863; Hemiramphus pleii Valenciennes, 1847; Hemiramphus vittatus Valenciennes, 1843; Hemirhamphus balao Lesueur, 1821; Hemirhamphus macrochirus Poey, 1860.

Typová lokalita: Blízko ostrova Guadeloupe a Martinique, Santo Domingo, Malé Antily, West Indies.

Reference: Lesueur, C. A. 1821. Observations on several genera and species of fish, belonging to the natural family of the Esoces. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia v. 2 (pt 1): 124-138, 2 pls.