Původní popis
Matsuura, K. & Y. Shiobara. 1989. A new triggerfish, Rhinecanthus abyssus, from the Ryukyu Islands. Jpn. J. Ichthyol. v. 36 (no. 3): 315-317.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.