| Valid name | Macroramphosus |
| Synonym | Macroramphosus Lacepède, 1803 |
| Synonym | Gender: M; Hist. nat. Poissons, 5: 136 |
| Synonym | Type: Silurus cornutus L., 1789, on Forsskål, 1775. |
| Synonym | Centriscus Cuvier, 1817, Règne animal, 2: 350 (type: Balistes scolopax L., 1758, non Centriscus Linnaeus, 1 |
| Synonym | Orthichthys Gill, 1862, Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad., 14: 234 (type: Centriscus velitaris Pallas, 1770). |