最初描述为 Eleotris latifrons:
ZooBank:85958FD3-99C8-4840-B51C-97238B38E10A.
- Richardson, John. 1844. "Ichthyology.--Part 1". The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42, No. 5 (ffm00394)
同种异名 (2):
- Hemieleotris carmenensis Nichols, 1952, 标本产地来自于 Carmen Island, Gulf of California, Mexico. 鉴定者: Reis et al., 2003
- Dormitator latifrons mexicanus Ginsburg, 1953, 标本产地来自于 Cape San Lucas, Baja California, Mexico. 鉴定者: Castro-Aguirre et al., 1999
保育: Dormitator latifrons 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).