最初描述为 Heros octofasciatus:
ZooBank:D76352FE-1F2C-4AFD-9081-678A86D6C797.
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1903. "Descriptions de poissons nouveaux faisant partie de la collection du Musée d'Histoire Naturelle de Genève". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 11(2):413-418 (crc00158)
同种异名 (3):
- Cichlasoma hedricki Meek, 1904, 标本产地来自于 Rio Obispo, Veracruz, México. 鉴定者: Regan, 1905
- Cichlasoma biocellatum Regan, 1909, 标本产地来自于 Rio Negro at Manaos, Brazil. 鉴定者: Kullander, 1986
- Rocio gemmata Contreras-Balderas & Schmitter-Soto, 2007, 标本产地来自于 Nameless cenote 12 kilometers north of Leona Vicario, Quintana Roo, Mexico. 鉴定者: Artigas Azas, 2018
保育: Rocio octofasciata 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） (2018). Stable in its natural range and not listed Mexican NOM as of special concern.