最初描述为 Gila ditaenia:
- Miller, Robert Rush. 1945. "A new cyprinid fish from southern Arizona, and Sonora, Mexico, with the description of a new subgenus of Gila and a review of related species". Copeia. 1945(2):104-110 (ffm00129)
保育: Gila ditaenia 由国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (VU) 易危(Vulnerable) (1996).