ɪt wʌz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli dᵻskɹˈaɪbd æz pˈʌntɪəs vˈɪɾæɾəs baɪ ˈɛf. dˈeɪ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, ænd hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ ɪn saɪəntˈɪfɪk lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚɹ æz bˈɑːɹbəs vˈɪɾæɾəs.
It was originally described as Puntius vittatus by F. Day in 1865, and has also been referred to in scientific literature as Barbus vittatus.