最初描述为 Etheostoma australe:
- Jordan, David Starr. 1889. "Descriptions of fourteen species of fresh-water fishes collected by the U. S. Fish Commission in the summer of 1888". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 11(723):351-362 (ffm00337)
同种异名 (1):
- Diplesion fasciatus Girard, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Chihuahua River, Mexico. 鉴定者: Collette & Knapp, 1967
- Etheostoma scovellii Woolman, 1892, 标本产地来自于 Río de las Conchos, Chihuahua, Mexico. 鉴定者: Collette & Knapp, 1967
保育: Etheostoma australe 由国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (VU) 易危(Vulnerable) (1996).