Original description:
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1862. "Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum London. 4:i-xxi + 1-534 (crc00035)
Type species: Chaetodon maculatus Bloch, 1795 (original designation).
Described species included (3):
valid: 1 synonym: 2- Chaetodon maculatus Bloch, 1795 (valid)
- Glyphisodon kakaitsel Lacepède, 1802 (synonym)
- Etroplus coruchi Cuvier, 1830 (synonym)