最初描述为 Poeciliopsis catemaco:
- Miller, Robert Rush. 1975. "Five new species of Mexican poeciliid fishes of the genera Poecilia, Gambusia, and Poeciliopsis". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (674):1-44 (ffm04575)
保育: Poeciliopsis catemaco 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.