Original description as Poeciliopsis balsas:
ZooBank:30DE4A32-3A11-41EC-A903-98DB7A75B744.
- Hubbs, Carl Leavitt. 1926. "Studies of the fishes of the order Cyprinodontes. VI". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (16):1-86 (ffm04579)
Synonyms (1):
- Poeciliopsis anonas de Buen, 1943, with type locality at Anonas Creek of the Río Marqués basin, Mexico. Determiner: Rosen & Bailey, 1963
Conservation: Poeciliopsis balsas is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.