Původní popis
Munroe, T. A. & M. S. Nizinski. 1990. Symphurus melasmatotheca and S. undecimplerus (Cynoglossidae, Pleuronectiformes), two new eastern Pacific tonguefishes with eleven caudal-fin rays. Copeia 1990 (no. 4): 985-996.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.