Typová lokalita
Lawa River, base camp circa 8 km south-southwest of Anapaike/Kawemhakan airstrip. Marowijne drainage, Sipaliwini District, Suriname, 03°19'31"N, 54°03'48"W.
Původní popis
Torgersen, K. T. & Albert, J. S. 2022. A new species of Sternopygus (Gymnotiformes: Sternopygidae) from the Atlantic coast of the Guiana Shield. Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 110 (no. 4): 714-727.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.