最初命名為 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 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.