最初描述为 Istlarius balsanus:
ZooBank:6798A6A2-A0C3-4DD8-9AFF-EDD03380A3A6.
- Jordan, David Starr & J.O. Snyder. 1899. "Notes on a collection of fishes from the rivers of Mexico, with description of twenty new species". Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission. 19:115-147 (ffm00041)
同种异名 (1):
- Ictalurus balsanus occidentalis de Buen, 1946, 标本产地来自于 Río Huámito, at La Huacana, Río Balsas drainage, Michoacan, Mexico. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
保育: Ictalurus balsanus 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.