最初描述为 Xenodexia ctenolepis:
ZooBank:334F245A-39FA-4712-9C07-95A5D13D0D86.
- Hubbs, Carl Leavitt. 1950. "Studies of cyprinodont Fishes. XX. A new subfamily from Guatemala, with ctenoid scales and a unilateral pectoral clasper". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (78):1-28 (ffm00046) (摘要)
保育: Xenodexia ctenolepis 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 (DD) 数据缺乏(Data deficient) (2018). The aquatic habitats in the area where Xenodexia ctenolepis inhabits remain to our day in a good state of conservation.