最初描述为 Heros beani:
ZooBank:64B9DC3D-B316-4211-85EB-F4581C70DDF3.
- Jordan, David Starr. 1888. "List of fishes collected by Alphonse Ferrer about Mazatlan, with descriptions of two new species - Heros beani and Poecilia butleri". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 11(719):332-333 (ffm00330)
保育: Mayaheros beani 由国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (LC) 无危(Least Concern) (2018). Given the very large range of the species and the relative environmental stability of many of the locales where it dwells, there is currently little concern about the future of this species.