Original description as Xenatherina schultzi:
ZooBank:EFFF7493-CCE9-4130-A93C-57B845719393.
- Álvarez del Villar, José & J. Carranza. 1952. "Cuatro especies nuevas de peces dulceacuícolas del sureste de México". Ciencia. 11(10-12):281-289 (ffm00040)
Conservation: Atherinella schultzi is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2018).