Günther, A. (1866). Catalogue of fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. 6: i-xv + 1-368.[details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Haplochilus playfairii Günther, 1866. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=318342 on 2026-08-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Haplochilus playfairii Günther, 1866. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=318342 on 2026-08-12
original descriptionGünther, A. (1866). Catalogue of fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum. 6: i-xv + 1-368.[details]
context source (Deepsea)Natural History Museum, London (NHM): Collections Management Database System. [details]
basis of recordFroese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online athttps://www.fishbase.org[details]