Původní popis
Chen, X.-Y., Cui, G.-H. & Yang, J.-X. 2005. Balitora nantingensis (Teleostei: Balitoridae), a new hillstream loach from Salween drainage in Yunnan, southwestern China. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement No. 13.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.