Considered a synonym of Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820)
- Gilbert, Carter R.. 1998. "Type catalog of Recent and fossil North American Freshwater fishes: families Cyprinidae, Catostomidae, Ictaluridae, Centrarchidae and Elassomatidae". Florida Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 1. 1-284 (ffm00083)
Original description as Amiurus brachyacanthus:
- Cope, Edward D. 1880. "On the zoological position of Texas". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (ffm04569)