Typová lokalita
Ribeirão Cachoeirinha, first order stream in the headwaters of Rio Coxim, road MS-422, municipality of Camapuã, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil, -19.34333, -53.89277, elevation 518 meters.
Původní popis
Volcan, M. V., Severo-Neto F. & Lanés, L. E. K. 2024. A new species of Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from headwaters of the Taquari River basin, Paraguay River basin, central Brazilian Cerrado. Journal of Natural History v. 58 (nos. 37-40): 1493-1508.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.