[8] Knöppel et al. noted B. durbinae's similarity to members of the genus Creatochanes,[6] which was also later synonymized with Bryconops (though now accepted as a subgenus).

[11] Other members are species that all share notable visual similarities, including B. caudomaculatus and B. disruptus (both mentioned prior).

[16][17][18] The origin of the specific epithet in question is limnologist and environmental toxicologist Marion Durbin Ellis, a student of Eigenmann's.

[19] B. durbinae lacks an accepted common name,[16] but "Durbin's tetra" has been suggested as an etymological result of the specific epithet.

[22] This preference for an acidic environment is something shared with various members of the genus Bryconops, but several of them - like B. caudomaculatus,[23] B. disruptus,[3] and B. colaroja[24] - are found in blackwater rather than clearwater habitats.

[2] Nonetheless, it faces threats to its population, mostly in the form of human activity and environmental destruction (which is also the case for the species of Bryconops that have been evaluated).