最初描述为 Esox osseus:
- Linnaeus, Carolus. 1758. "Systema Naturae, Ed. X.". Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. 10 i-ii + 1-824 (ffm00310)
同种异名 (2):
- Esox viridis Bonnaterre, 1788, 标本产地来自于 . 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepisosteus gavial Lacepède, 1803, 标本产地来自于 Lakes and rivers of the two Indies. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Sarchirus vittatus Rafinesque, 1818, 标本产地来自于 Lower Ohio River, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepisosteus longirostris Rafinesque, 1820, 标本产地来自于 Muskingum River, Ohio, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepisosteus oxyurus Rafinesque, 1820, 标本产地来自于 Ohio River, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus rostratus Cuvier, 1836, 标本产地来自于 . 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepisosteus gracilis Richardson, 1836, 标本产地来自于 Non given. 鉴定者: Grande, 2010
- Lepisosteus huronensis Richardson, 1836, 标本产地来自于 Peneteugishene, Lake Huron, also Lake Ontario and Lake Huron. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus bison DeKay, 1842, 标本产地来自于 Buffalo, Lake Erie; lakes of western districts, New York, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepisosteus lineatus Thompson, 1842, 标本产地来自于 Winooski River in Burlington, Vermont, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Macrognathus loricatus Gronow, 1854, 标本产地来自于 Indian and American oceans. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepisosteus leptorhynchus Girard, 1858, 标本产地来自于 Devil's River, Texas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus crassus Cope, 1865, 标本产地来自于 Probably in brackish water at Bombay Hook, near the mouth of Delaware River, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus otarius Cope, 1865, 标本产地来自于 Platte River near Fort Riley, Kansas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus ayresii Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 Wabash River, Illinois, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus clintonii Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 No locality. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus copei Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 Northern North America. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus elisabeth Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 No locality. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus harlani Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 Wabash River, Illinois, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus horatii Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 Northern North America. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus lesueurii Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 Wabash River, Illinois, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus louisianensis Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus milberti Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 New York, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus piquotianus Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 North America. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus smithii Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 Upper Mississippi River, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus thompsonii Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 Upper Mississippi River, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepidosteus troostii Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 New York, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
- Lepisosteus treculii Duméril, 1870, 标本产地来自于 State of Mississippi, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Wiley, 1976
保育: Lepisosteus osseus 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.