最初描述为 Cyprinodon macularius:
ZooBank:C508E39D-0BA4-40E3-80D7-32B570081BE9.
- Baird, Spencer F. & C.F. Girard. 1853. "Descriptions of new species of fishes collected by Mr. John H. Clark, on the U. S. and Mexican Boundary Survey, under Lt. Col. Jas. D. Graham". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6:387-390 (ffm04562)
同种异名 (1):
- Cyprinodon californiensis Girard, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Neighborhood of San Diego, California, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Lazara, 2001
- Lucania browni Jordan & Richardson, 1907, 标本产地来自于 Hot spring, 40 miles south of Calexico, Baja California. 鉴定者: Lazara, 2001
保育: Cyprinodon macularius 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.