最初描述为 Brevoortia patronus:
- Goode, George B. 1878. "A revision of the American species of the genus Brevoortia, with a description of a new species from the Gulf of Mexico". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 1(15):30-42 (ffm00352)
保育: Brevoortia patronus 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.