最初命名為 Xiphophorus malinche:
ZooBank:4B812F36-03AF-4A4B-806D-91EC18AEEEC6.
- Rauchenberger, Mary & K.D. Kallman, D.C. Morizot. 1990. "Monophyly and geography of the Río Pánuco Basin swordtails (Genus Xiphophorus) with descriptions of four new species". American Museum Novitates. (2975):1-41 (ffm00052) (摘要)
保育: Xiphophorus malinche 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (DD) 資料缺乏 (2018).