最初描述为 Leptocottus armatus:
- Girard, Charles Frederic. 1854. "Descriptions of new fishes, collected by Dr. A. L. Heermann, naturalist attached to the survey of the Pacific railroad route, under Lieut. R. S. Williamson, U. S. A". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 7:129-140 (ffm00543)
保育: Leptocottus armatus 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.