Typová lokalita
Off Chennai (Madras), southeast India, northeast Indian Ocean, depth 73 meters (40 fathoms).
Původní popis
Uiblein, F. & Maclaine, J. S. 2022. Description of Upeneus madras (Mullidae), a new goatfish species from SE India (NE Indian Ocean), with establishment of the pori-species group and a review of barbel colour in Upeneus species. Cybium v. 45 (no. 4) [Dec. 2021]: 283-296.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.