Typová lokalita
Ranfurly Bank, East Cape, New Zealand, 37°38.4'S, 178°51.7'E, depth 79-83 meters.
Původní popis
Hardy, G. S. 1983. A new genus and two new species of clingfishes (Gobiesocidae) from New Zealand. Copeia 1983 (no. 4): 863-868.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.