Typová lokalita
Off Kanyakumari [Colachel fish landing centre], southwest coast of India, Indian Ocean, 8°10'21.92"N, 77°15'2.98"E.
Původní popis
Kodeeswaran, P., Jayakumar,T. K. T., Akash, S., Kumar, T. T. A. & Lal, K. K. 2021. A new species of congrid eel, Ariosoma melanospilos sp. nov., from Indian waters with taxonomic description of A. dolichopterum (Congridae: Bathymyrinae). Marine Biodiversity v. 51 (art. 47): 1-11.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.