Typová lokalita
Stanley (Boyoma) Falls, Congo.
Původní popis
Boulenger, G. A. 1898. On the species of Polypterus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 2 (no. 11) (art. 50): 416-420.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.