Typová lokalita
Tupuaʻi, Austral Islands, French Polynesia, 23.4214°S, 149.44°W, depth 18 - 22 meters.
Původní popis
Hoban, M. L. & Williams, J. T. 2020. Cirripectes matatakaro, a new species of combtooth blenny from the Central Pacific, illuminates the origins of the Hawaiian fish fauna. PeerJ v. 8: 1-27.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.