最初命名為 Gila elegans:
- Baird, Spencer F. & C.F. Girard. 1853. "Descriptions of some new fishes from the River Zuni". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6:368-369 (ffm00128)
同種異名 (1):
- Gila emoryi Baird & Girard, 1853, 其模式產地在 Near mouth of Gila River, Arizona, U.S.A. 鑑定者: Gilbert, 1998
保育: Gila elegans 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (EN) 瀕危 (1996).