Considered a synonym of Sicydium salvini Ogilvie-Grant, 1884
- Chabarria, Ryan E & Frank L Pezold. 2013. "Phylogeography and historical demography of Sicydium salvini in the eastern Pacific". Ichthyological Research. 1-10. DOI: 10.1007/s10228-013-0363-x (ffm01162) (abstract)
Original description as Sicydium multipunctatum:
ZooBank:3CFDC00E-210F-420D-9F3F-C1E2FBFF2D01.
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1905. "A collection of fishes made by Dr. H. Gadow in southern Mexico". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 16(93):361-363 (ffm04588)