Původní popis
An, L., Liu, B.-S., Zhao, Y.-H. & Zhang, C.-G. 2010. Protolabeo protolabeo, a new genus and a new species of labeonine fishes from southwest China (Teleostei, Cyprinindae). Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 35 (3).
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.