Typová lokalita
Mehal Zegi, Lake Tana, Ethiopia.
Původní popis
de Graaf, M., Dejen, E., Sibbing, F. A. & Osse J. W. M. 2000. Barbus tanapelagius, a new species from Lake Tana (Ethiopia): its morphology and ecology. Environmental Biology of Fishes v. 59: 1-9.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.