被视为次异名 Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepède, 1803
- Lazara, K.J. 2001. "The killifishes, an annotated checklist, synonymy, and bibliography of recent oviparous Cyprinodontiform fishes". The killifish master index. 4:1-624 (ffm00080)
最初描述为 Cyprinodon gibbosus:
- 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)