最初描述为 Rhamdia reddelli:
ZooBank:1B150972-A58D-40B3-BF13-FA0E29D67B20.
- Miller, Robert Rush. 1984. "Rhamdia reddelli, new species, the first blind pimelodid catfish from Middle America, with a key to the Mexican species". Transactions of the San Diego Society of Natural History. 20(8):135-144 (ffm00488)
同种异名 (1):
- Rhamdia zongolicensis Wilkens, 1993, 标本产地来自于 Cueva del Ostoc, Sierra de Zongolica, Veracruz state. 鉴定者: Miller, 2006
保育: Rhamdia reddelli 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 (CR) 极危（Critically endangered） (2019).