Original description as Diapterus auratus:
- Ranzani, C.. 1842. "De novis speciebus piscium. Dissertatio IV". Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis. 5:340-365 (ffm00459)
Synonyms (1):
- Gerres olisthostoma Goode & Bean, 1882, with type locality at Indian River, Florida, U.S.A. Determiner: Deckert & Greenfield, 1987
- Diapterus evermanni Meek & Hildebrand, 1925, with type locality at Mindi River, near Mindi, Canal Zone, Panama. Determiner: Deckert & Greenfield, 1987
Conservation: Diapterus auratus is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.