 In 1851 the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker re-examined the species and concluded it warranted placement in its own genus, which he named "Selaroides" meaning 'like "Selar" in reference to the similarity between these fishes.For unknown reasons Bleeker later reassigned the species to another new genus, "Leptaspis", without stating any reason for the change.As "Selaroides" was published first it has priority according to ICZN rules and "Leptaspis" is rendered an invalid junior synonym.