最初命名為 Poeciliopsis monacha:
- Miller, Robert Rush. 1960. "Four new species of viviparous fishes, genus Poeciliopsis, from northwestern Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (619):1-11 (ffm00030)
保育: Poeciliopsis monacha 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.