最初描述为 Oligocephalus grahami:
- Girard, Charles Frederic. 1859. "Ichthyological notices". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 11:113-122 (ffm04560)
同种异名 (1):
- Boleichthys elegans Girard, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Piedrapainte, Texas, U.S.A. 鉴定者: Collette & Knapp, 1967
保育: Etheostoma grahami 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).