Typová lokalita
Off Malekula Island, Vanuatu, 16°52'01.2"S, 166°52'58.8"E, depth 191 - 248 meters.
Původní popis
Matsumoto, T. & Motomura, H. 2023. Taxonomic review of the Neomerinthe bucephalus species group (Teleostei: Scorpaenidae), with description of a new species from Vanuatu. Ichthyological Research v. 71 (no. 1): 13-39 [1-27].
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.