最初描述为 Cyprinodon veronicae:
- Lozano Vilano, María de Lourdes & S. Contreras-Balderas. 1993. "Four new species of Cyprinodon from southern Nuevo León, Mexico, with a key to the C. eximius complex (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae)". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 4(4):295-308 (ffm00176)
保育: Cyprinodon veronicae 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 (CR) 极危（Critically endangered） (1996). Extinct in nature, with just captive populations surviving (Miller, 2006). Reported extinct in 1964 by Burkhead (2012).