Typový druh
Caiapobrycon tucurui Malabarba & Vari, 2000
Původní popis
Malabarba, L. R. & R. P. Vari 2000. Caiapobrycon tucurui, a new genus and species of characid from the rio Tocantins basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 11 (no. 4): 315-326.