Původní popis
Randall, J. E. & DiBattista, J. D. 2012. Etrumeus makiawa, a New Species of Round Herring (Clupeidae: Dussumierinae) from the Hawaiian Islands. Pacific Science, 66 (1): 97-110.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.