Considered a synonym of Chirostoma lucius Boulenger, 1900
- Reis, Roberto E & S.O. Kullander, C.J. Ferraris Jr.. 2003. "Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America". Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. i-xi + 1-729 (ffm00970)
Original description as Chirostoma ocotlanae:
- Jordan, David Starr & J.O. Snyder. 1899. "Notes on a collection of fishes from the rivers of Mexico, with description of twenty new species". Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission. 19:115-147 (ffm00041)