Original description as Garmanella pulchra:
ZooBank:D47E05B0-587B-4477-A418-AB06F1F74533.
- Hubbs, Carl Leavitt. 1936. "Fishes of the Yucatan Peninsula". Carnegie Institute Washington Publications. (457)157-287 (ffm00250)
Conservation: Garmanella pulchra is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018).