Typová lokalita
Off northern Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, Brazil.
Původní popis
Villarins, B. T., Fischer, L. G., Prokofiev, A. M. & Mincarone, M. M. 2023. A new species of the dragonfish genus Melanostomias (Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the western tropical Atlantic. Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 111 (no. 2): 254-263.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.