| Valid name | Centrolophus |
| Synonym | Type: Perca nigra Gmelin, by monotypy. |
| Synonym | Centrolophus Lacepède, 1803 |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Hist. nat. Poiss., 4: 441 |
| Synonym | Acentrolophus Nardo, 1827, Giorn. Fis. Chim. Sror. nat. Pavia, 10: 28 (substitute name for Centrolophus, therefore |
| Synonym | Pompilus Lowe, 1839, Proc. zool. Soc. London, 11: 81 (type: Centrolophus morio Cuvier and Valenciennes, by virtual |
| Synonym | Gymnocephalus (non Bloch, 1793) Cocco, 1838, Nuovi Ann. Sci. nat., Bologna, 2: 26 (type: Gymnocephalus messinensis |