最初命名為 Centropomus medius:
ZooBank:56ECE750-B8B3-4148-8F0C-1D0A24B1861D.
- 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)
同種異名 (1):
- Centropomus grandoculatus Jenkins & Evermann, 1889, 其模式產地在 Guaymas, Sonora, western Mexico. 鑑定者: Rivas, 1986
保育: Centropomus medius 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 (2018).