Considéré comme synonyme junior de Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
- Meyer, Manfred & V. Etzel, D. Bork. 2002. "A new species of Poecilia, subgenus Mollienesia, from Colombia, with comments on Poecilia cuneata Garman, 1895 and other related taxa (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae)". Zoologische Abhandlungen. 52:49-55 (ffm00009)
Décrit initialement sous Poecilia cuneata:
- Garman, Samuel. 1895. "The cyprinodonts". Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 19:1-179 (ffm00008)