最初命名為 Sclerognathus meridionalis:
ZooBank:D686277B-987C-4004-94B0-7FF7A700A01E.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1868. "Catalogue of the Physostomi, containing the families Heteropygii, Cyprinidae, Gonorhynchidae, Hyodontidae, Osteoglossidae, Clupeidae,.. Halosauridae, in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 7:1-512 (ffm00092)
保育: Ictiobus meridionalis 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.