Původní popis
Bussing, W. A. 1998. Gymnothorax phalarus, a new eastern Pacific moray eel (Pisces: Muraenidae). Revista de Biologia Tropical v. 46 (no. 2): 439-445.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.