ZooBank:C508E39D-0BA4-40E3-80D7-32B570081BE9.

Descrizione originale come Cyprinodon macularius:

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)

Sinonimi (1):

• Cyprinodon californiensis Girard, 1859, con località tipo in Neighborhood of San Diego, California, U.S.A. Determinatore: Lazara, 2001
• Lucania browni Jordan & Richardson, 1907, con località tipo in Hot spring, 40 miles south of Calexico, Baja California. Determinatore: Lazara, 2001