Descripción original como Mugil monticola:
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- Griffith, E. & C.H. Smith. 1834. "The class Pisces, arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with supplementary additions, by Edward Griffith, F.R.S., and Lieut.-Col. Charles Hamilton Smith, F.R". The animal kingdom, arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, member of the Institute of France, with supplementary additions to each order, by Edward Griffith and others (2nd edition). 1-680 (ffm04541)
Conservación: Agonostomus monticola es evaluada por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza en la lista roja de especies amenazadas como (LC) Poca preocupación (2019).