Původní popis
Smith, J. L. B. 1964. A new gobiid fish of unusual type from Mozambique. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 13) v. 7 (no. 75): 173-176, Pl. 4.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.