最初命名為 Aulonocara aquilonium:
ZooBank:70B3394B-E89A-4D86-9040-DD3D941E82EA.
- Konings, Ad. 1995. "A review of the sand-dwelling species of the genus Aulonocara, with the description of three new species". The Cichlids Yearbooks. 5:26-36 (crc00002)
保育: Aulonocara aquilonium 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). 且缺乏資料.