最初命名為 Lepidosteus (Cylindrosteus) oculatus:
- Winchell, Alexander. 1864. "Description of a gar-pike, supposed to be new - Lepidosteus (Cylindrosteus) oculatus". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 16(4):183-185 (ffm00294)
同種異名 (1):
- Lepisosteus (Cylindrosteus) latirostris Girard, 1858, 其模式產地在 Pecos River, New Mexico/Texas, U.S.A. 鑑定者: Wiley, 1976
- Cylindostreus productus Cope, 1865, 其模式產地在 Near San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. 鑑定者: Wiley, 1976
- Cylindostreus zadockii Duméril, 1870, 其模式產地在 Upper Mississippi River, U.S.A. 鑑定者: Wiley, 1976
- Cylindrosteus agassizii Duméril, 1870, 其模式產地在 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. 鑑定者: Wiley, 1976
- Cylindrosteus bartonii Duméril, 1870, 其模式產地在 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. 鑑定者: Wiley, 1976
保育: Lepisosteus oculatus 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.