最初描述为 Pomadasys bayanus:
- Jordan, David Starr & B.W. Evermann. 1898. "The fishes of North and Middle America: A descriptive catalogue of the species of fishes and fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part II". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 47:1241-2183 (ffm00474)
同种异名 (1):
- Pomadasys sinuosus Eigenmann, 1918, 标本产地来自于 Patia, between Magui and Telembi, northern coast of Colombia. 鉴定者: Fischer et al., 1995
保育: Pomadasys bayanus 未被国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.