Rod s pouhými dvěma dosud popsanými druhy ustanovil r. 1839 Swainson.
Astronotus crassipinnis (Heckel, 1840) Syn: Acara crassipinnis Heckel, 1840; Astronotus crassipinis (Heckel, 1840)
Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831) Syn: Acara compressus Cope, 1872; Acara hyposticta Cope, 1878; Astronotus ocellatus ocellatus (Agassiz, 1831); Astronotus ocellatus subsp. zebra Pellegrin, 1904; Astronotus orbiculatus Haseman, 1911; Cychla rubroocellata Jardine & Schomburgk, 1843; Lobotes ocellatus Agassiz, 1831