| Valid name | Gempylus |
| Synonym | Type: Gempylus serpens Cuvier, by monotypy. |
| Synonym | Gempylus Cuvier, 1829 |
| Synonym | Leucoscombrus Van der Hoeven, 1855] |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Règne anim., ed. II, 2: 200 |
| Synonym | Acinacea Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1804, Vog. princ. îles mers Afr.: 93 (type: Acinacea notha Bory de Saint-Vincent, |
| Synonym | Zyphothyca Swainson, 1839, Nat. Hist. Classif. Fish...., 2: 174, 239 (type: Gempylus coluber Cuvier, by orig. desi |