最初描述为 Dactyloscopus amnis:
- Miller, Robert Rush & J.C. Briggs. 1962. "Dactyloscopus amnis, a new sand stargazer from rivers of the Pacific slope of southern Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (627):1-11 (ffm00383)
同种异名 (1):
- Dactyloscopus thysanotus Böhlke, 1966, 标本产地来自于 Chame Point, (Pacific) Panama. 鉴定者: Dawson, 1975
保育: Dactyloscopus amnis 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） (2010).