最初描述为 Gila robusta:
- 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)
同种异名 (3):
- Gila gracilis Baird & Girard, 1853, 标本产地来自于 Zuni River, New Mexico [actually: Little Colorado River, at Grand Falls, Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.A.]. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Gila grahamii Baird & Girard, 1853, 标本产地来自于 Rio San Pedro, Gila River basin, Arizona, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Lee & Gilbert, 1980
- Ptychocheilus vorax Girard, 1856, 标本产地来自于 Colorado River drainage between Cochetopapa Creek and Green River, Colorado/Utah, U.S.A. 鉴定者: La Rivers, 1994
- Gila affinis Abbott, 1860, 标本产地来自于 Bridger Pass, Wyoming, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Leuciscus zunnensis Günther, 1868, 标本产地来自于 Zuni River, New Mexico [but probably Little Colorado River, at Grand Falls, Coconino County, Arizona, U.S.A.]. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Gila nacrea Cope, 1871, 标本产地来自于 Fork of Green River near Fort Bridger, Wyoming, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Gila jordani Tanner, 1950, 标本产地来自于 Crystal Spring, Pahranagat Valley, Lincoln County, Nevada, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Lee & Gilbert, 1980
保育: Gila robusta 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.