| Reference no. | Description | Year | Name Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen, 1966. Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. | 1966 | Wetmorella tanakai | 662-663 |
| 75144 | Randall, J.E. and R.H. Kuiter, 2007. Wetmorella tanakai, a new wrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from Indonesia and the Philippines. aqua, Int. J. Ichthyol. 13(1):1-6. | 2007 | Wetmorella tanakai | 2;fig.1-2;tab.1 |
| 90102 | Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann, 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. | 2012 | Wetmorella tanakai | 725 |
| 128868 | Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins, 2023. Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. | 2023 | Wetmorella tanakai | 1279-1280 |