最初描述为 Heterandria affinis:
- Baird, Spencer F. & C.F. Girard. 1853. "Descriptions of new species of fishes collected by Mr. John H. Clark, on the U. S. and Mexican Boundary Survey, under Lt. Col. Jas. D. Graham". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6:387-390 (ffm04562)
同种异名 (3):
- Gambusia patruelis Baird & Girard, 1853, 标本产地来自于 Rio Sabanal; Rio Leona; Rio Neuces; and Elm Creek, Texas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
- Gambusia humilis Girard, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Matamoros, Mexico. 鉴定者: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
- Haplochilus melanops Cope, 1870, 标本产地来自于 Neuse River basin, Wake County, North Carolina, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
- Zygonectes atrilatus Jordan & Brayton, 1878, 标本产地来自于 Neuse River near Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Parenti et al., 1999
- Zygonectes brachypterus Cope, 1880, 标本产地来自于 Trinity River at Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
- Zygonectes inurus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882, 标本产地来自于 Cache Creek, southern Illinois, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
- Gambusia myersi Ahl, 1923, 标本产地来自于 Mexico. 鉴定者: Baird & Girard, 1853
保育: Gambusia affinis 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.