最初描述为 Heros intermedius:
ZooBank:962DB805-BB81-41CC-88F2-7C21388CB548.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1862. "Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum London. Vol 4; i-xxi + 1-534 (crc00035)
同种异名 (2):
- Heros angulifer Günther, 1862, 标本产地来自于 Río de Santa Isabel, Guatemala. 鉴定者: Pellegrin, 1904
- Acara rectangularis Steindachner, 1864, 标本产地来自于 Mexico. 鉴定者: Regan, 1905
保育: Chuco intermedium 由国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (LC) 无危（Least Concern） (2019). Given the very large range of Chuco intermedium and the relative stability of many of the locales where it dwells, there is currently little concern about the future of this species.