Considered a synonym of Algansea tincella (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1844)
- Gilbert, Carter R.. 1998. "Type catalog of Recent and fossil North American Freshwater fishes: families Cyprinidae, Catostomidae, Ictaluridae, Centrarchidae and Elassomatidae". Florida Museum of Natural History, Special Publication No. 1. 1-284 - (ffm00083)
Original description as Notropis josealvarezi:
Cortés, María Teresa. 1986. "Descriptión de una nueva especie del género Notropis (Pisces: Cyprinidae) de Orandino, en Jacona, Michoacán, México". Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde. 30(1-4):27-44 - (ffm00091)