最初描述为 Gymnotus maculosus:
ZooBank:F731C130-9B98-4517-913A-C848627C6087.
- Albert, James S & R.R. Miller. 1995. "Gymnotus maculosus, a new species of electric fish (Chordata: Teleostei: Gymnotoidei) from Middle America, with a key to species of Gymnotus". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 108(4):662-678 (ffm00491) (摘要)
保育: Gymnotus maculosus 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 (LC) 无危(Least Concern) (2018).