最初命名為 Centropomus armatus:
ZooBank:1A1A1679-9F2C-412F-BA29-808236E49957.
- Gill, Theodore Nicholas. 1863. "Descriptive enumeration of a collection of fishes from the western coast of Central America, presented to the Smithsonian Institution by Captain John M. Dow". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 15:162-174 (ffm00290)
同種異名 (1):
- Centropomus brevis Günther, 1864, 其模式產地在 Tropical America. 鑑定者: Rivas, 1986
- Centropomus atridorsalis Regan, 1903, 其模式產地在 Río Vaqueria near La Tola, northwestern Ecuador. 鑑定者: Rivas, 1986
保育: Centropomus armatus 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 (2019).