Considered a synonym of Andinoacara rivulatus (Günther, 1860)
- Kullander, Sven. 2003. "Family Cichlidae (Cichlids)". Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. pp. 605-654 (crc01092)
Original description as Aequidens azurifer:
ZooBank:29AF0AF5-BA22-48BF-8DE7-8B470AE00E90.
- Fowler, Henry W. 1911. "New fresh-water fishes from western Ecuador". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. v. 63; pp. 493-520 (crc01020)