Typová lokalita
1 km São Marcelo, rio Sapão, affluent rio Preto, rio São Francisco drainage, Bahia, Brazil, 11°01'02"S, 45°31'50"W.
Původní popis
Crampton, W. G. R., de Santana, C. D., Waddell, J. C. & Lovejoy, N. R. 2017. A taxonomic revision of the neotropical electric fish genus Brachyhypopomus (Ostariophysi: Gymnotiformes: Hypopomidae), with descriptions of 15 new species. Neotropical Ichthyology v. 14 (no. 4): 639-790.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.