Původní popis
Parin, N. V. & Borodulina, O. D. 1993. A new mesobenthic fish, Eupogonesthes xenicus (Astronesthidae), from the eastern Indian Ocean. Voprosy Ikhtiologii v. 33 (no. 3): 442-445.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.