最初命名為 Vieja argentea:
ZooBank:19805DE7-69AB-4968-B67C-0462B7D3819C.
- Allgayer, Robert. 1991. "Vieja argentea (Pisces, Teleostei, Cichlidae) une espèce nouvelle d'Amérique centrale". Revue Française des Cichlidophiles. 114:2-15 (ffm00017)
保育: Maskaheros argenteus 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (LC) 無危 (2018). Given the large distribution range and the stable conditions in most of the places where M. argenteus inhabits, this in spite of the introduced species, the risk for its conservation seems to be low at the moment.