Original description as Hemirhamphus rosae:
- Jordan, David Starr & C.H. Gilbert. 1880. "Description of a new species of Hemirhamphus (Hemirhamphus rosae), from the coast of California". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 3(164):335-336 (ffm00541)
Synonyms (1):
- Hyporhamphus patris Miller, 1945, with type locality at Río del Fuerte, 1/2 mile up river from El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico. Determiner: Collette et al., 1992
Conservation: Hyporhamphus rosae is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2010).