Typová lokalita
Manimala River, near Thirumoolapuram, Thiruvalla, Pattanamthitta District, Kerala, India, 9.3618°N, 76.5880°E, elevation 8.5 meters.
Původní popis
Krishna Kumar, K., Benno Pereira, F. G. & Radhakrishnan, K. V. 2012. Puntius madhusoodani (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species of barb from Manimala River, Kerala, South India. Biosystematica, 5 (2) [2011]: 31-37.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.