最初命名為 Citharichthys spilopterus:
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1862. "Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 4; i-xxi + 1-534 (ffm00035)
保育: Citharichthys spilopterus 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.