Typová lokalita
Zone 7, Kamarang, Mazaruni River, 5°56'10.1"N, 60°36'53.8"W, Guyana.
Původní popis
Maldonado-Ocampo, J. A., López-Fernández, H., Taphorn, D. C., Bernard, C. R., Crampton, W. G. R. & Lovejoy, N. R. 2013. Akawaio penak, a new genus and species of Neotropical electric fish (Gymnotiformes, Hypopomidae) endemic to the upper Mazaruni River in the Guiana Shield. Zoologica Scripta: 1-10.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.