最初描述为 Zoogoneticus tequila:
- Webb, Shane & R.R. Miller. 1998. "Zoogoneticus tequila, a new goodeid fish (Cyprinodontiformes) from the Ameca drainage of Mexico, and a rediagnosis of the genus". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (725):1-23 (ffm04537)
保育: Zoogoneticus tequila 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) (2009).