最初描述为 Cyprinodon carpio:
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1866. "Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Salmonidae, Percopsidae, Galaxidae, Mormyridae, Gymnarchidae, Esocidae, Umbridae, Scombresocidae, Cyprinodontidae, in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 6:1-368 (ffm04521)
保育: Floridichthys carpio 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.