- Descrito por / Described by:
M. L. Durbin, 1909

- Nome original / Original name:
Hyphessobrycon minor

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
Reports on the expedition to British Guiana of the Indiana University and the Carnegie Museum, 1908. Report No. 2. A new genus and twelve new species of tetragonopterid characins.

- Publicado em / Published in:
Annals of the Carnegie Museum v. 6 (no. 1): 55-72.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Piscina na foz do rio Konawaruk, Guiana. / Pool at mouth of Konawaruk River, Konawaruk, Guyana.