最初命名為 Gobius claytonii:
ZooBank:E6364AE2-43C5-4024-9CA3-3612FD38C4B8.
- Meek, Seth Eugene. 1902. "A contribution to the ichthyology of Mexico". Field Columbian Museum Publication. 3(6):63-128 (ffm00269)
同種異名 (1):
- Gobionellus atripinnis Gilbert & Randall, 1979, 其模式產地在 Stream 7.7 miles east of Brownsville, Texas, U.S.A. 鑑定者: Pezold, 2004
保育: Gobionellus claytonii 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.