ˈeɪeɪks wʌz fˈɜːst pɹəpˈoʊzd æz ɐ dʒˈɛnəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ baɪ ðɪ ˌɑːɹdʒəntˈiːnə bˈeɪst mɚɹˈiːn baɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst ætˈɪlə ˈiː. ɡˈɑːsztənˌɪi.
Aiakes was first proposed as a genus in 1974 by the Argentina based marine biologist Atila E. Gosztonyi.