Considered a synonym of Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819
- La Rivers, I.. 1994. "Fishes and fisheries of Nevada". University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada. 1-782 (ffm04574)
Original description as Calliurus diaphanus:
- Girard, Charles Frederic. 1858. "Notice upon new genera and new species of marine and fresh-water fishes from western North America". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 9(15):200-202 (ffm00279)