Considéré comme synonyme junior de Cyprinella lutrensis (Baird & Girard, 1853)
- 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)
Décrit initialement sous Cyprinella forbesi:
- Jordan, David Starr. 1878. "A catalogue of the fishes of Illinois". Bulletin of the Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History. 1(2):37-70 (ffm00112)