Synonyma
Abeona Girard, 1855 ― Holconotus trowbridgii Girard, 1854
Girard C. F., 1855. Notice upon the viviparous fishes inhabiting the Pacific coast of North America, with an enumeration of the species observed. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 7: 318-323.
Amphigonopterus Hubbs, 1918 ― Abeona aurora Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Hubbs, C. L. 1918. A revision of the viviparous perches. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 31: 9-14.
Typový druh
Cymatogaster minimus Gibbons, 1854.
Původní popis
Gibbons W. P. 1854. A paper describing two new species of viviparous fish, from the Bay of San Francisco. Read Monday evening, May 22nd, 1854, before the California Academy of Natural Sciences. Daily Placer Times and Transcript for May 30, 1854. Daily Placer Times and Transcript . p. 1, col. 1.