Původní popis
Winterbottom, R. & Burridge, M. 1989. A new species of Priolepis (Pisces; Gobiidae) from the Pacific plate, with biogeographic comments. Canadian Journal of Zoology v. 67: 2398-2402.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.