Původní popis
Karmovskaya, E. S. & J. R. Paxton 2000. Revision of the Australian congrid eels of the genus Gnathophis (family Congridae), with descriptions of six new species. J. Ichthyol. v. 40 (Suppl. 1): S1-S14.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.