最初描述为 Brevoortia gunteri:
- Hildebrand, Samuel Frederick. 1948. "A review of the American menhaden, genus Brevoortia, with a description of a new species". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 107(18):1-39 (ffm00350)
保育: Brevoortia gunteri 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.