Třída: Actinopterygii - paprskoploutví
Řád: Siluriformes - sumci
Čeleď: Ictaluridae - sumečkovití

Synonyma: Silurus punctatus Rafinesque, 1818.

Typová lokalita: Řeka Ohio, USA.

Reference: Rafinesque, C. S. 1818. Discoveries in natural history, made during a journey through the western region of the United States. American Monthly Magazine and Critical Revue v. 3 (5) (Sept. 1818): 354-356.