最初命名為 Priapella lacandonae:
- Meyer, Manfred & S. Schories, M. Schartl. 2011. "Description of Priapella lacandonae sp. n. – a new poeciliid fish from the río Tulijá basin, Grijalva system, Chiapas, Mexico (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae)". Vertebrate Zoology. 61(1):91– 97 (ffm00304) (摘要)
保育: Priapella lacandonae 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.