Třída: Actinopterygii - paprskoploutví
Řád: Gadiformes - hrdloploutví
Čeleď: Macrouridae - hlavounovití

Synonyma: Macrurus hispidus Alcock, 1889; Macrurus petersonii Alcock, 1891; Ventrifossa petersoni (Alcock, 1891).

Reference: Alcock, A. W. 1891. Class Pisces. In: II.--Natural history notes from H. M. Indian marine survey steamer `Investigator,´ Commander R. F. Hoskyn, R. N., commanding.--Series II., No. 1. On the results of deep-sea dredging during the season 1890-91. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 6) v. 8 (no. 43/44): 16-34 (1 July); 119-138 (1 Aug.), Pls. 7-8.