Typová lokalita
Stream at Mannarkkad, Palakkad District, Kerala, India.
Původní popis
Plamoottil, M. 2022. Osteochilichthys elegans, a new cyprinid fish from Kerala, India. Bioscience Research v. 19 (no. 2): 974-990.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.