| Reference no. | Description | Year | Name Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36661 | Allen, G.R., 1997. The marine fishes of tropical Australia and south-east Asia. Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia. 292 p. | 1997 | Brachyamblyopus coecus | 222 |
| 43739 | Murdy, E.O., 2002. Karsten: a new genus of eel goby (Gobiidae: Amblyopinae) with a key to "Trypauchen" group genera. Copeia 2002(3):787-791. | 2002 | Karsten totoyensis | 788;fig.1;tab.1-2 |
| 130435 | IUCN, 2025. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1964 - onwards. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | 2025 | Karsten totoyensis | ver.2025-2 |