最初的描述(命名) :
- Costa, Wilson J.E.M.. 1995. "Pearl killifishes. The Cynolebiatinae". Systematics and biogeography of the neotropical annual fish subfamily (Cyprinodontiformes: Rivulidae). 1-128 (ffm00071)
模式物種: Rivulus robustus Miller & Hubbs, 1974 (original designation).