Výskyt
Západní Pacifik — Luzon, Filipíny.
Typová lokalita
Off Corregidor Island Lighthouse, Cavite, Luzon, Philippines, 14°24.25'N, 120°41.52'E, depth 22 meters.
Původní popis
Uiblein, F., Motomura, H., Møller, P. R., Sabaj Pérez, M. H., Boonphienphol, S., Hoang, T. A. & Parkinson, K. 2025. Two new goatfish species of the Upeneus sulphureus-species group (Mullidae), with a redescription of U. sulphureus Cuvier, 1829 and a review of barbel length in the genus. Ichthyology & Herpetology v. 113 (no. 3): 453-486.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2025. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.