Původní popis
Matsuura, K. 1981. Xenobalistes tumidipectoris, a new genus and species of triggerfish (Tetraodontiformes, Balistidae) from the Marianas Islands. Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Ser. A (Zool.) v. 7 (no. 4): 191-200.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.