最初命名為 Mugil proboscideus:
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1861. "Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 3:1-586 (ffm00410)
保育: Chaenomugil proboscideus 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 (2010).