Original description:
- Kaup, J.J. 1860. "Hoplarchus, neues Genus der Familie Labridae". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 26(1):128-133 (crc00076)
Type species: Heros psittacus Heckel, 1840 (subsequent designation).
Described species included (3):
valid: 1 synonym: 2- Heros psittacus Heckel, 1840 (valid)
- Centrarchus cychla Jardine, 1843 (synonym)
- Hoplarchus pentacanthus Kaup, 1860 (synonym)