最初描述为 Notropis buchanani:
- Meek, Seth Eugene. 1896. "A list of fishes and mollusks collected in Arkansas and Indian Territory in 1894". Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission. 15(7):341-349 (ffm00141)
保育: Notropis buchanani 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.