- Descrito por / Described by:
Leonard P. Schultz, 1944

- Nome original / Original name:
Characidium voladorita

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
The fishes of the family Characinidae from Venezuela, with descriptions of seventeen new forms.

- Publicado em / Published in:
Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 95 (no. 3181): 235-367.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Rio Motatán, 4 quilômetros acima de Motatán, bacia do Maracaibo, Venezuela. / Río Motatán, 4 kilometers above Motatán, Maracaibo basin, Venezuela.