最初命名為 Xiphophorus meyeri:
ZooBank:2ABBADC0-5E00-41E4-8681-9F21D9EFC712.
- Schartl, Manfred & J.H. Schröder. 1988. "A new species of the genus Xiphophorus Heckel 1848, endemic to northern Coahuila, Mexico (Pisces: Poeciliidae)". Senckenbergiana biologica. 68(4-6):311-321 (ffm00062) (摘要)
同種異名 (1):
- Xiphophorus marmoratus Obregón-Barboza & Contreras-Balderas, 1988, 其模式產地在 Cascada La Alberca, sw of Múzquiz, road to airport, Coahuila, Mexico. 鑑定者: Miller, 2006
保育: Xiphophorus meyeri 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (EW) 在野外滅絕 (2018). Due to complete loss of habitat through water abstraction for mining activities wich let to its comlete dessecation, the species is considered extinct in the wild. The last sighting of this species was in 1997 and it has since been extensively sampled (Almada-Villela et al., 2019). The habitat has now been recovered and a major priority for conservation of this species is reintroduction of ex-situ individuals back into its natural habitat.