Considered a synonym of Girardinichthys viviparus (Bustamante, 1837)
- Álvarez del Villar, José & Leopoldo Navarro. 1957. "Los peces del Valle de México". Sección de Marina. Dirección General de Pesca e Industrias Conexas. 1-62 (ffm00841)
Original description as Limnurgus variegatus:
ZooBank:E15125A4-5CF7-47A8-AE5D-C5A95C5FC144.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1866. "Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 6:1-368 (ffm04521)