最初描述为 Heros (Cichlasoma) labridens:
ZooBank:0B52A938-6DFF-4764-9045-A8D1CA111AAC.
- Pellegrin, Jacques. 1903. "Description de Cichlidés nouveax de la collection du Muséum". Bulletin du Musée National d'Histoire Naturelle. 120-125 (ffm00260)
保育: Herichthys labridens 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 (EN) 濒危(Endangered) (2018). Listed in the Mexican Official Norm NOM-059-ECOL-2001 with classification A (In danger of extinction). Many years of experience with this species and its habitat show me that in fact this species may not be in danger of extinction, but it is vulnerable.