Original description as Rutilus anomalous:
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1820. "Ichthyologia Ohiensis [Part 5]". Western Revue and Miscellaneous Magazine. 2(4):235-242 (ffm00097)
Synonyms (1):
- Exoglossum dubium Kirtland, 1845, with type locality at Yellow Creek, Poland, Trumbull County, Ohio, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Campostoma formosulum Girard, 1856, with type locality at Rio Sabinal, a tributary of Rio San Antonio, near San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Campostoma nasutum Girard, 1856, with type locality at Cadereita [Cadereyta] and Acapulco (near Monterrey), Nuevo León, Mexico. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Dionda plumbea Girard, 1856, with type locality at Headwaters of Canadian River (Llano Estacado). Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Campostoma callipteryx Cope, 1865, with type locality at Flint River at Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Campostoma gobioninum Cope, 1865, with type locality at Bruce, Macomb County and Grosse Isle, Michigan, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Campostoma hippops Cope, 1865, with type locality at Platte River, at Fort Kearney, Kearney County, Nebraska, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Campostoma mormyrus Cope, 1865, with type locality at Bruce, Macomb County, Michigan, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Campostoma aikenii Cope, 1875, with type locality at Arkansas River, Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
- Campostoma brevis Haseman, 1906, with type locality at Wabash River, 3 miles above Wabash, Indiana, U.S.A. Determiner: Gilbert, 1998
Sub-species:
Conservation: Campostoma anomalum is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.