Typová lokalita
North of Maui, Hawai'i, 21°09'N, 156°11'W, depth 768 - 796 meters.
Původní popis
Girard, M. G., Carter, H. J. & Johnson, G. D. 2023. New species of Monomitopus (Ophidiidae) from Hawaiʻi, with the description of a larval coiling behavior. Zootaxa 5330 (no. 2): 265-279.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.