| Reference no. | Description | Year | Name Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2847 | Allen, G.R., 1991. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of New Guinea. Publication, no. 9. 268 p. Christensen Research Institute, Madang, Papua New Guinea. | 1991 | Oxyeleotris herwerdenii | 169 |
| 6771 | Kailola, P.J., 1991. The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. III. Gobiidae to Molidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. 153 p. | 1991 | Oxyeleotris herwerdenii | 442 |
| 50786 | Hitchcock, G., 2002. Fish Fauna of the Bensbach river, southwest Papua New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 48(1):119-122. | 2002 | Oxyeleotris herwerdenii | 121 |
| 128868 | Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins, 2023. Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. | 2023 | Oxyeleotris herwerdenii | 580 |