最初描述为 Megalops cepediana:
ZooBank:C67BC50C-186C-44A6-861E-0E7BECF8318C.
- Lesueur, Charles-Alexander. 1818. "Description of several new species of North American fishes". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. 1:222-235 (ffm00355)
保育: Dorosoma cepedianum 由国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (LC) 无危(Least Concern) (2018).