最初命名為 Alburnellus jemezanus:
- Cope, Edward D & H.C. Yarrow. 1875. "Report upon the collections of fishes made in portions of Nevada, Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona, during the years 1871, 1872, 1873, and 1874". Engineer Department, United States Army, Report upon the Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys west of the one hundredth Meridian. 5(6):635-703 (ffm00084)
同種異名 (1):
- Notropis santarosaliae Meek, 1902, 其模式產地在 Río Nonava at Santa Rosalía, Chihuahua, Mexico. 鑑定者: Gilbert, 1978
保育: Notropis jemezanus 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (DD) 資料缺乏 (1996).