最初描述为 Silurus melas:
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1820. "Description of the Silures or catfishes of the River Ohio". Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature and the Arts. 9:48-52 (ffm00230)
同种异名 (2):
- Pimelodus catulus Girard, 1858, 标本产地来自于 Arkansas River at Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Pimelodus confinis Girard, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Root River, near Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, U.S.A. 鉴定者: La Rivers, 1994
- Pimelodus cupreoides Girard, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Aux Plaines River, Cook County, Illinois, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Ameiurus obesus Gill, 1861, 标本产地来自于 Supposed to be from Nebraska, U.S.A. 鉴定者: La Rivers, 1994
- Amiurus brachyacanthus Cope, 1880, 标本产地来自于 Wallace Creek, headwaters of Medina River, Bandera County, Texas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Amiurus cragini Gilbert, 1884, 标本产地来自于 The Lake, at Garden City, Finney County, Kansas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: La Rivers, 1994
保育: Ameiurus melas 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.