Typová lokalita
Niassa Reserve, Lukombe River drainage: first river crossing the Mbstamila--Mantondovela road, pools in dry river bed; 12°08'17" S 37°32'03" E, Mozambique.
Původní popis
Valdesalici, S., Bills, R., Dorn, A., Reichwald, K. & Cellerino, A. 2012. Nothobranchius niassa (Cyprinodontiformes: Nothobranchiidae), a new species of annual killifish from northern Mozambique. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters, 23 (1): 19-28.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.