最初描述为 Silrus punctatus:
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1818. "Further discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States". American Monthly Magazine and Critical Review. 3(6):445-447(oct) (ffm04556)
同种异名 (3):
- Pimelodus caudafurcatus Lesueur, 1819, 标本产地来自于 Wabash River and Mississippi River, U.S.A. 鉴定者: La Rivers, 1994
- Pimelodus argyrus Rafinesque, 1820, 标本产地来自于 Ohio River, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Silurus argentinus Rafinesque, 1820, 标本产地来自于 Lower parts of Ohio River, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Silurus maculatus var. erythroptera Rafinesque, 1820, 标本产地来自于 Ohio River, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Silurus (Pimelodus) borealis Richardson, 1836, 标本产地来自于 Pine Island Lake [Cumberland Lake] (N. Lat. 54°), Saskatchewan, Canada. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Pimelodus furcifer Valenciennes, 1840, 标本产地来自于 North America. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
- Pimelodus graciosus Girard, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Prairie Mer Rouge, Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. 鉴定者: La Rivers, 1994
- Pimelodus houghi Girard, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Oswegatchie River and Indian River, and other streams and lakes tributary to St. Lawrence River, New York, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Smith, 1986
- Synechoglanis beadlei Gill, 1859, 标本产地来自于 St. Catherines, between Hamilton and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. 鉴定者: La Rivers, 1994
- Pimelodus hammondii Abbott, 1861, 标本产地来自于 Fort Reily [Fort Riley], Kansas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: La Rivers, 1994
- Ictalurus anguilla Evermann & Kendall, 1898, 标本产地来自于 Atchafalaya River, above Morgan City [= Morganza], Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Gilbert, 1998
保育: Ictalurus punctatus 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.