最初命名為 Heros macracanthus:
ZooBank:5E207B36-DFD5-4571-8FC0-F325EE2A6034.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1864. "Report of a collection of fishes made by Messrs. Dow, Godman, and Salvin in Guatemala". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1864, pp. 144-154 (crc00137)
同種異名 (3):
- Heros (Cichlasoma) heterodontus Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902, 其模式產地在 Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico. 鑑定者: Miller, 1976
- Cichlasoma evermanni Meek, 1904, 其模式產地在 Río Tehuantepec at Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. 鑑定者: Regan, 1905
- Cichlasoma guija Hildebrand, 1934, 其模式產地在 Lake Guija, El Salvador. 鑑定者: Miller, 1976
保育: Astatheros macracanthus 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 (2018). Astatheros macracanthus is not listed in the Mexican Official Norm NOM-059-ECOL-2001. The habitat remains stable in most of its range.