最初命名為 Poeciliopsis hnilickai:
ZooBank:54572129-0D1A-4EC3-BB2E-7466732EB474.
- Meyer, Manfred & D. Vogel. 1981. "Ein neuer Poeciliopsis aus Chiapas, Mexico (Pisces: Poeciliidae)". Senckenbergiana biologica. 61(5-6):357-361 (ffm00029) (摘要)
保育: Poeciliopsis hnilickai 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (LC) 無危 (2018). Poeciliopsis hnilickaiis potentially threatened in the Mezcalapa River by anthropogenic activities including deforestation in upper portions of the basin and dam construction, however, this species appears locally abundant and there are no major threats confirmed to be impacting it directly (Matamoros, 2019).