Původní popis
Sazima, I., Moura, R. L. & Rosa, R. S. 1997. Elacatinus figaro sp. n. (Perciformes: Gobiidae), a new cleaner goby from the coast of Brazil. Aqua, Journal of Ichthyology and Aquatic Biology v. 2 (no. 3): 33-38.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.