Původní popis
Nielsen, J. G. & Ohashi, S. 2011. A new species of Penopus(Teleostei: Ophidiidae) from the Ryukyu Trench, the West Pacific, with remarks on Penopus microphthalmus. Ichthyological Research, 58 (3): 232-237.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.