- Descrito por / Described by:
Axel Zarske, P -Y. Le Bail & Jacques Géry, 2006

- Nome original / Original name:
Hyphessobrycon borealis

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
New and poorly known characiform fishes from French Guiana. 1. Two new tetras of the genera Hemigrammus and Hyphessobrycon (Teleostei: Characiformes: Characidae).

- Publicado em / Published in:
Zoologische Abhandlungen, Staatliche Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden, Museum für Tierkunde. v. 55: 17-30.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Crique St. Anne, Mana, Guiana Francesa. / Crique St. Anne, Mana, French Guiana.