Typová lokalita
Sisiah Creek, 1°27.784’S, 132°14.546’E, about 25 km east of Teminabuan, Birds Head Peninsula, Papua Barat Province, Indonesia, depth 0-1.5 meters.
Původní popis
Allen, G. R., Unmack, P. J. & Hadiaty, R. K. 2014. Three new species of Rainbowfishes (Melanotaeniidae) from the Birds Head Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia. aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 20 (3): 139-158.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.