Původní popis
Lima, F. C. T. & J. L. O. Birindelli. 2006. Moenkhausia petymbuaba, a new species of characid from the Sierra do Cachimbo, Rio Xingu basin, Brazil (Characiformes: Characidae). Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwaters v, 17 (no. 1): 53-58.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.