Typová lokalita
Conquista do Oeste, headwaters of rio Galera, tributary of the right bank of the upper rio Guaporé, Mato Grosso, Brazil, 14°30'4.98"S, 59°25'26.03"W, elevation 643 meters.
Původní popis
Nielsen, D. T. B. & Ohara, W. M. 2024. A new restricted-range Melanorivulus (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae) from the upper rio Guaporé, Chapada dos Parecis, Brazil. Zootaxa 5496 (no. 3): 332-342.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.