Typový druh
Microbrotula randalli Cohen & Wourms 1976.
Původní popis
Schwarzhans, W. & Nielsen, J. 2011. Revision of the genus 'Microbrotula' (Teleostei: Bythitidae), with description of two new species and a related new genus. The Beagle: Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 27: 147-160.