Typový druh
Atherinichthys esox Klunzinger, 1872
Původní popis
Pavlov A., Ivantsoff W. & P. R. Last & L. E. L. M. Crowley 1988. Kestratherina brevirostris, a new genus and species of silverside (Pisces: Atherinidae) with a review of atherinid marine and estuarine genera of southern Australia. Aust. J. Mar. Freshwater Res. v. 39. 385-397.
