- Descrito por / Described by:
Carl H. Eigenmann & William R. Allen, 1942

- Nome original / Original name:
Bryconamericus osgoodi

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
Fishes of Western South America. I. The intercordilleran and Amazonian lowlands of Peru. II.- The high pampas of Peru, Bolivia, and northern Chile. With a revision of the Peruvian Gymnotidae, and of the genus Orestias.

- Publicado em / Published in:
Fishes of western South America: i-xv + 1-494, Pls. 1-22.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Bacia do rio Huallaga, alto Amazonas, Moyabamba, Peru. / Río Huallaga basin, Upper Amazon, Moyabamba, Peru.