Původní popis
Randall, J.E. & Munday, P.L. 2008. Vanderhorstia steelei, a new shrimpgoby from the Society Islands. aqua International Journal of Ichthyology, 14 (1): 35-41.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.