Argyrops bleekeri was first formally described in 1927 by the Japanese ichthyologist Masamitsu Ōshima with its type localities given as Meitsu, Nago and Miyazaki in Japan.

[3] The genus Argyrops is placed in the family Sparidae within the order Spariformes by the 5th edition of Fishes of the World.

[4] Argyrops bleekeri has a specific name which honours the Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker who reported this species but identified it as Sparus spinifer in 1865.

Juveniles have a number of thin reddish vertical bands along the flanks.

[1] Argyrops bleekeri is considered to be a good food fish and is an important commercial species in some parts of the world.