Erstbeschreibung als Poecilia latipunctata:
ZooBank:C84DDA50-BDD0-47B9-8ADD-93D1F09A4E49.
- Meek, Seth Eugene. 1904. "The fresh-water fishes of Mexico north of the isthmus of Tehuantepec". Field Columbian Museum Publication. 1-252 (ffm00159)
Artenschutz: Poecilia latipunctata wurde durch die Internationale Union für die Erhaltung der Natur (IUZN) in der Roten Liste bedrohter Arten bewertet als (DD) Daten unzureichend (2018). The total population size of P. latipunctata and the population trend are unknown. Pervasive threats include habitat fragmentation and degradation resulting from regional agricultural practices. However, the extent of range loss has not been documented (Lyons & Gonzales, 2019).