Původní popis
Randall, J. E. 2007. Vanderhorstia opercularis, a new shrimp goby from the northern red sea. Electronic journal of Ichthyology 3(1): 18–25.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.