最初描述为 Heros guttulatus:
ZooBank:48828A96-AE29-4AA3-A11C-3946FC629DA4.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1864. "Report of a collection of fishes made by Messrs. Dow, Godman, and Salvin in Guatemala". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1864:144-154 (ffm00137)
保育: Vieja guttulata 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).