Původní popis
Mochizuki, K. & Shirakihara, K. 1983. A new and a rare apogonid species of the genus Epigonus from Japan. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology v. 30 (no. 3): 199-207.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.