Původní popis
Smith, R. 1881. Description of a new species of Gobiesox (Gobiesox rhessodon) from San Diego, California. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 4 (no. 208): 140-141.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.