- Descrito por / Described by:
Carl H. Eigenmann, 1908

- Nome original / Original name:
Moenkhausia melogrammus

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
Preliminary descriptions of new genera and species of tetragonopterid characins. (Zoölogical Results of the Thayer Brazilian expedition.).

- Publicado em / Published in:
Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology v. 52 (no. 6): 91-106.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brasil. / Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil