最初描述为 Fundulus grandis:
ZooBank:010E44E2-0270-4FC6-8892-99F35F30D6F8.
- 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 (2):
- Fundulus floridensis Girard, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Charlotte Harbor, southeastern Florida, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Lazara, 2001
- Fundulus pallidus Evermann, 1892, 标本产地来自于 Galveston Bay, near Swan Lake, Texas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wildekamp, 1996
保育: Fundulus grandis 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 (LC) 无危（Least Concern） (2019).