最初命名為 Characodon variatus:
ZooBank:A36CE0A2-4AA1-4DD0-A7CB-0103CE339581.
- Bean, Tarleton Hoffman. 1887. "Descriptions of five new species of fishes sent by Prof. A. Dugès from the Province of Guanajuato, Mexico". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 10(637):370-375 (ffm04505)
保育: Xenotoca variata 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 (2019).