Considéré comme synonyme junior de Notropis stramineus (Cope, 1865)
- Poly, W.J. 2004. "The scientific names Notropis stramineus (Cope) and N. ludibundus (Girard)". American Midland Naturalist. (151):164 (ffm00146) (résumé)
Décrit initialement sous Cyprinella ludibunda:
- 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)