Original description as Chromis facetus:
ZooBank:B240E72A-E8D8-4CB0-92C1-A8FCDC8B4711.
- Jenyns, L.. 1842. "The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R. N., during the years 1832 to 1836". London: Smith, Elder, and Co. Issued in 4 parts. Fish, Voyage Beagle. i-xvi + 1-172 (crc00311)
Synonyms (1):
- Heros jenynsii Steindachner, 1869, with type locality at Montevideo, Uruguay. Determiner: Steindachner, 1874
Conservation: Australoheros facetus is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.