最初描述为 Heros urophthalmus:
ZooBank:0398287F-0856-4484-82F1-443293CCDBC8.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1862. "Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 4; i-xxi + 1-534 (ffm00035)
保育: Mayaheros urophthalmus 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). The species is widely distributed and can be locally abundant. It is also tolerant of wide environmental variations and can use diverse trophic resources (Schmitter-Soto & Vega-Cendejas, 2019).