最初描述为 Characodon furcidens:
ZooBank:84B3A67A-C0CB-49A5-BCCE-423DE373E45E.
- Jordan, David Starr & C.H. Gilbert. 1882. "Catalogue of the fishes collected by Mr. John Xantus at Cape San Lucas, which are now in the United States National Museum, with descriptions of eight new species". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 5(290):353-371 (ffm04531)
同种异名 (3):
- Ilyodon paraguayense Eigenmann, 1907, 标本产地来自于 Paraguay. 鉴定者: Hubbs & Turner, 1939
- Balsadichthys xantusi Hubbs & Turner, 1939, 标本产地来自于 Quiet pools of a small tributary of Río Colima, Hacienda Los Limones, Colima, Mexico. 鉴定者: Miller & Fitzsimons, 1971
- Ilyodon lennoni Meyer & Förster, 1983, 标本产地来自于 Arroyo Chacambero near Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico. 鉴定者: Nelson et al., 2004
保育: Ilyodon furcidens 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 (LC) 无危(Least Concern) (2018).