最初命名為 Rhamdia parryi:
- Eigenmann, Carl H. & R.S. Eigenmann. 1888. "Preliminary notes on South American Nematognathi I". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Series 2). 1:119-172 (ffm00487)
保育: Rhamdia parryi 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.