最初描述为 Gobius transandeanus:
ZooBank:B943CE76-1A36-4674-9C64-D022BBD7E277.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1861. "Catalogue of the acanthopterygian fishes in the collection of the British Museum. Gobiidae, Discoboli, Pediculati, Blenniidae, Labyrinthici, Mugilidae, Notacanthi". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 3:1-586 (ffm00410)
同种异名 (1):
- Awaous nelsoni Evermann, 1898, 标本产地来自于 Río Rosario at Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico. 鉴定者: Castro-Aguirre et al., 1999
保育: Awaous transandeanus 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.