- Descrito por / Described by:
Carl H. Eigenmann, 1914

- Nome original / Original name:
Stevardia aliata

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
Some results from studies of South American fishes. II. The Glandulocaudinae (a new subfamily of characid fishes with innate potentialities for sexual dimorphism).

- Publicado em / Published in:
Indiana University Studies No. 20: 32-42.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Rio Negro em Villavicencio, Colômbia. / Río Negro at Villavicencio, Colombia.