最初命名為 Gambusia bonita:
- Meek, Seth Eugene. 1904. "The fresh-water fishes of Mexico north of the isthmus of Tehuantepec". Field Columbian Museum Publication. 1-252 (ffm00159)
保育: Priapella bonita 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (EX) 滅絕 (1996). Reported extinct in 1906 (Burkhead, 2012).