Original description as Algansea lacustris:
- Steindachner, Franz. 1895. "Über einige Fischarten Mexiko's und die Seen, in welche sie vorkommen". Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 32(17):165-166 (ffm00088)
Synonyms (1):
- Algansea tarascorum Steindachner, 1895, with type locality at Pátzcuaro Lake, Michoacán, Mexico. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
Conservation: Algansea lacustris is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.