最初命名為 Goodea whitei:
- Meek, Seth Eugene. 1904. "The fresh-water fishes of Mexico north of the isthmus of Tehuantepec". Field Columbian Museum Publication. 1-252 (ffm00159)
同種異名 (1):
- Ilyodon cortesae Paulo-Maya & Trujillo-Jiménez, 2000, 其模式產地在 Manantiales de Cutzaróndiro, 13.1 kilometers southwest of río San Juan Tacámbaro, 19°10'42. 鑑定者: Beltrán-Lopez et al., 2017
保育: Ilyodon whitei 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (CR) 瀕臨絕種(極危) (1996).