Considerado un sinónimo menor de Cyprinella rutila (Girard, 1856)
- Mayden, Richard L. 1989. "Phylogenetic studies of North American minnows, with emphasis on the genus Cyprinella (Teleostei: Cypriniformes)". University of Kansas Museum of Natural History, Miscellaneous Publications. (80):1-189 (ffm00108)
Descripción original como Cliola montiregis:
- Cope, Edward D. 1885. "I. On a collection of fishes and reptiles from Monterey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 22:167-169 (ffm00113)