Original description as Joturus pichardi:
- Poey y Aloy, Felipe. 1858. "Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés". Tomo 2. La Habana. 2:1-96(1858); 97-336(1860); 337-442,(1861) (ffm00073)
Synonyms (1):
- Agonostoma globiceps Günther, 1874, with type locality at Myzantla, Veracruz, eastern Mexico. Determiner: Thomson, 1997
- Joturus stipes Jordan & Gilbert, 1882, with type locality at Río Bayano, near Panama. Determiner: Thomson, 1997
Conservation: Joturus pichardi is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.