最初命名為 Batrachus tau beta:
ZooBank:7DB81728-871E-444E-B766-D7F5DB18B1F2.
- Goode, George B & T.H. Bean. 1880. "Catalogue of a collection of fishes obtained in the Gulf of Mexico, by Dr. J. W. Velie, with descriptions of seven new species". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 2(98):333-345 (ffm00499)
同種異名 (2):
- Opsanus vandeuseni Fowler, 1939, 其模式產地在 Sand Key, Florida, U.S.A. 鑑定者: Castro-Aguirre et al., 1999
- Opsanus brasiliensis Rotundo, Spinelli & Zavala-Camin, 2005, 其模式產地在 Estado de São Paulo, Brazil. 鑑定者: Caires et al., 2007
保育: Opsanus beta 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (LC) 無危 (2018).