- Descrito por / Described by:
Seth E. Meek, 1914

- Nome original / Original name:
Astyanax aeneus costaricensis

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
An annotated list of fishes known to occur in the fresh-waters of Costa Rica.

- Publicado em / Published in:
Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 10): 101-134.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Costa Rica. / Costa Rica.