Původní popis
Ho, H.-C., Endo, H. & Sakamaki, K. 2008. A New Species of Halicmetus (Lophiiformes: Ogcocephalidae) from the Western Pacific, with Comments on Congeners. Zoological Studies, 47 (6): 767-773.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.