Considerado un sinónimo menor de Aztecula sallaei (Günther, 1868)
- Gilbert, Carter R.. 1978. "Type catalogue of the North American cyprinid fish genus Notropis". Bulletin of the Florida State Museum, Biological Sciences. 23(1):1-104 (ffm00095)
Descripción original como Notropis aztecus:
- Woolman, Albert J.. 1894. "Report on a collection of fishes from the rivers of central and northern Mexico". Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission. 14:55-66 (ffm04517)