Descrizione originale come Acara bartoni:
ZooBank:2AE317A3-9B04-422A-877A-AEBEC0CE63B4.
- Bean, Tarleton Hoffman. 1892. "Notes on fishes collected in Mexico by Prof. Alfredo Dugès, with descriptions of new species". Proceeding of the U. S. National Museum. 283-287 (ffm00239)
Conservazione: Herichthys bartoni è valutata dalle organizzazioni internazionali di salvaguardia delle specie a rischio come (EN) Pericolo (2019). Listed in the Mexican Official Norm NOM-059-ECOL-2001 with classification A (In danger of extinction). Some springs where it historically inhabited have been drought up in recent years.