Původní popis
Woods, L. P. 1961. A new species of flatfish, Monolene megalepis, from Puerto Rico and the western Caribbean Sea. Copeia 1961 (no. 2): 192-195.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.