最初描述为 Tigoma intermedia:
- Girard, Charles Frederic. 1856. "Researches upon the cyprinoid fishes inhabiting the fresh waters of the United States, west of the Mississippi Valley, from specimens in the museum of the Smithsonian Institution". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 8:165-213 (ffm04542)
同种异名 (1):
- Gila gibbosa Baird & Girard, 1854, 标本产地来自于 Rio Santa Cruz, tributary of Gila River, Arizona, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Squalius lemmoni Smith, 1884, 标本产地来自于 Rillitto Creek, small stream in Santa Catalina Mts., 7 miles north of Tucson, Pimz County, Arizona, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
保育: Gila intermedia 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 (NT) 近危(Near threatened) (1996).