Původní popis
Kobylianskii, S.G. 2006. Bathylagus niger sp. nova (Bathylagidae, Salmoniformes) a New Species of Bathylagus from the Subpolar Waters of the Southern Ocean. Journal of Ichthyology, 46 (6): 413-417.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.