最初命名為 Villarius pricei:
- Rutter, Cloudsley M. 1896. "Notes on fresh water fishes of the Pacific slope of North America. II. The fishes of Rio Yaqui, Sonora, with the description of a new genus of Siluridae". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 6:255-262 (ffm04522)
同種異名 (1):
- Amiurus meeki Regan, 1907, 其模式產地在 Río Paphigochic, Miñaca, Chihuahua, Mexico. 鑑定者: Gilbert, 1998
保育: Ictalurus pricei 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (VU) 易危的 (1996).