Původní popis
Vreven, E. J. & Snoeks, J. 2009. A new mastacembelid species from Lake Tanganyika: a case of complex evolutionary history. Journal of Fish Biology, 75 (5): 1018–1047.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.