最初描述为 Atherinichthys guatemalensis:
ZooBank:0FA6D832-47BE-4E5E-8B5D-79F89C5DC90B.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1864. "Report of a collection of fishes made by Messrs. Dow, Godman, and Salvin in Guatemala". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1864:144-154 (ffm00137)
保育: Atherinella guatemalensis 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).