| Valid name | Rachycentron |
| Synonym | Type: R. typus Kaup, by monotypy. |
| Synonym | Rachycentron Kaup, 1826 |
| Synonym | Gender: N; Beiträge zur Amphibiologie und Ichthyologie, Isis (Oken), 19: col. 89 |
| Synonym | Elecate (err. typ.) Herre, 1953: 287. |
| Synonym | Rachicentron Cuvier, 1829, Règne animal, ed. II, 2: 203 (type: E. motta). |
| Synonym | Elacae Cuvier, 1832, in Cuvier and Valenciennes, Hist. nat. Poissons, 8: 328 (type: E. pondiceriana ('Pondichéry, |
| Synonym | Meladerma Swainson, 1839, Nat. hist. Fishes, 2: 176, 243 (type: M. nigerrima Sw., by orig. design.) |