最初命名為 Hyporhamphus gilli:
- Meek, Seth Eugene & S.F. Hildebrand. 1923. "The marine fishes of Panama. Part I". Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series. 15:1-330 (ffm00538)
保育: Hyporhamphus gilli 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (LC) 無危 (2010).