Původní popis
Kottelat, M. & R. Pethiyagoda. 1989. Schismatogobius deraniyagalai, a new goby from Sri Lanka: description and field observations (Osteichthyes, Gobiidae). Spixiana v. 12 (no. 3): 315-320.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.