Původní popis
Gill, A. C. & J. E. Randall. 1994. Xenisthmus balius, a new species of fish from the Persian Gulf (Gobioidei: Xenisthmidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. v. 107 (no. 3): 445-450.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.