Considéré comme synonyme junior de Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819
- La Rivers, I.. 1994. "Fishes and fisheries of Nevada". University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada. 1-782 (ffm04574)
Décrit initialement sous Bryttus mineopas:
- Cope, Edward D. 1865. "Partial catalogue of the cold-blooded Vertebrata of Michigan. Part I". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 16:276-285 (ffm00099)