- Descrito por / Described by:
Albert Günther, 1876

- Nome original / Original name:
Tetragonopterus alosa

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
Remarks on fishes, with descriptions of new species in the British Museum, chiefly from southern seas.

- Publicado em / Published in:
Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 4) v. 17 (no. 101): 389-402.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Monterico, Peru. / Monterico, Peru.