最初命名為 Cyprinodon maya:
- Humphries, Julian & R.R. Miller. 1981. "A remarkable species flock of pupfishes, genus Cyprinodon, from Yucatán, Mexico". Copeia. 1981(1):52-64 (ffm00180) (摘要)
保育: Cyprinodon maya 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (EN) 瀕危 (1996). The negative impact of exotic species on the Lake Chichancanab Cyprinodon fauna has been documented by Strecker (2006).