Typová lokalita
Aw Shucks dive site (1°30.013’N, 125°14.573’E), Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, depth 40 meters.
Původní popis
Allen, G. R., Peristiwady, T. & Erdmann, M. V. 2014. Vanderhorstia lepidobucca, a new specie of shrimpgoby from Sulawesi, Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (2): 81-86.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.