Descripción original como 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)
Conservación: Poecilia latipunctata es evaluada por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza en la lista roja de especies amenazadas como (DD) datos deficientes (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).