Descripción original como Xiphophorus gordoni:
ZooBank:7ABDD880-F85B-4240-A5EA-EC5A4A6E0C33.
- Miller, Robert Rush. 1963. "Xiphophorus gordoni, a new species of platyfish from Coahuila, México". Copeia. 1963(3):538-546 (ffm00053)
Conservación: Xiphophorus gordoni es evaluada por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza en la lista roja de especies amenazadas como (EN) En peligro (2018). A continuing decline of the quality of this species' habitat has been projected as a result of the impending (within 5 years) construction of irrigation channels, which will reduce the area of the freshwater springs to which the species is restricted (Matamoros et al., 2019).