最初命名為 Poeciliopsis viriosa:
ZooBank:AAFF81E7-854F-4ECA-82C6-CD36C7E375FC.
- 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 viriosa 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).