最初描述为 Cichlasoma zonatum:
ZooBank:25F75D64-D21C-4759-96BF-C2D379067D76.
- Meek, Seth Eugene. 1905. "A collection of fishes from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 18; 243-246 (ffm00253)
同种异名 (1):
- Vieja coatlicue Del Moral-Flores & Hernández-Arellano, 2018, 标本产地来自于 Río Uxpanapa, poblado 11, Helio García Alfaro, Uxpanapa, Veracruz, Mexico (17°15'47.847.8''N,- 94°16'50.3''O). 鉴定者: McMahan et al., 2019
保育: Vieja zonata 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). Given the very large range of Vieja zonata and the relative stability of many of the locales where it dwells, there is currently little concern about the future of this species.