最初描述为 Xiphophorus hellerii:
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- Heckel, Johann Jakob. 1848. "Eine neue Gattung von Poecilien mit rochenartigem Anklammerungs-Organe". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde in Berlin. 1:289-303 (ffm04582)
同种异名 (2):
- Xiphophorus guntheri Jordan & Everman, 1896, 标本产地来自于 Río Chisoy, basin of Río Usumacinta, Guatemala. 鉴定者: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
- Xiphophorus jalapae Meek, 1902, 标本产地来自于 Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico. 鉴定者: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
- Xiphophorus brevis Regan, 1907, 标本产地来自于 Stann Creek, Belize. 鉴定者: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
- Xiphophorus strigatus Regan, 1907, 标本产地来自于 Veracruz and Oaxaca, southern Mexico. 鉴定者: Lucinda, 2003
- Xiphophorus rachovii Regan, 1911, 标本产地来自于 Porto Barrios between Lake Yzabal [Izabal] and Río Motagua, eastern coast of Guatemala. 鉴定者: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
保育: Xiphophorus hellerii 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) (2019).