Původní popis
Jordan, D. S. & Gilbert, C. H. 1882. Description of a new species of goby (Gobiosoma ios) from Vancouver's Island. Proceedings of the United States National Museum v. 5 (no. 298): 437-438.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.