最初描述为 Poecilia butleri:
ZooBank:C97C35EA-C93E-4E55-8019-937CEC9AAAE0.
- Jordan, David Starr. 1888. "List of fishes collected by Alphonse Ferrer about Mazatlan, with descriptions of two new species - Heros beani and Poecilia butleri". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 11(719):332-333 (ffm00330)
同种异名 (1):
- Platypoecilus nelsoni Meek, 1904, 标本产地来自于 Papayo, Río Balsas basin, Guerrero, Mexico. 鉴定者: Parenti et al., 1999
保育: Poecilia butleri 由国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (LC) 无危(Least Concern) (2018).