Considéré comme synonyme junior de Poecilia mexicana Steindachner, 1863
- Poeser, Fred. 1992. "Re-establishment and redescription of Poecilia vandepolli van Lidth de Jeude, 1887 (Pisces: Poecilinae), with comments on related species". Studies of the Natural History of the Caribbean region. 71:79-98 (ffm00010)
Décrit initialement sous Poecilia limantouri:
- Jordan, David Starr & J.O. Snyder. 1899. "Notes on a collection of fishes from the rivers of Mexico, with description of twenty new species". Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission. 19:115-147 (ffm00041)