Original description as Heterophallus rachovii:
ZooBank:296CA18F-E7FF-4C8B-BAC2-9981EBE5A21F.
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1914. "Descriptions of two new cyprinodont fishes from Mexico, presented to the British Museum by Herr A. Rachow". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 14(79):65-67 (ffm04568)
Synonyms (1):
- Gambusia atzi Rosen & Gordon, 1951, with type locality at Laguna de la Sapote, northwest of Jesus Carranza, Veracruz, Mexico. Determiner: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Conservation: Heterophallus rachovii is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2018).