最初命名為 Heros melanurus:
ZooBank:6FF32937-307E-441E-91EB-AB4C6F90BAF1.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1862. "Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 4; i-xxi + 1-534 (ffm00035)
同種異名 (2):
- Heros melanopogon Steindachner, 1864, 其模式產地在 Central America. 鑑定者: Regan, 1905
- Cichlasoma synspilum Hubbs, 1935, 其模式產地在 San Pedro de Martir, a tributary of Río Usumacinta, Departamento Petén, Guatemala. 鑑定者: McMahan, 2011
保育: Vieja melanurus 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中. Vieja melanurus remains stable in most of its range.