Původní popis
Conway, K. W. & T. Moritz. 2006. Barboides britzi, a new species of minature cyprinit from Benin (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae), with a neotype designation for B. gracilis. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v. 17 (no. 1): 73-84.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.