Původní popis
Robins, C. R. & J. E. Randall. 1965. Symphurus arawak, a new cynoglossid fish from the Caribbean Sea, with notes on Symphurus rhytisma and Symphurus ommaspilus. Bull. Mar. Sci. v. 15 (no. 2): 331-337.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.