最初命名為 Heros citrinellus:
ZooBank:9DC9350D-12F3-4E33-9712-2080915675C8.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1864. "Report of a collection of fishes made by Messrs. Dow, Godman, and Salvin in Guatemala". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1864, pp. 144-154 (crc00137)
同種異名 (2):
- Heros basilaris Gill, 1877, 其模式產地在 Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. 鑑定者: Regan, 1905
- Cichlasoma granadense Meek, 1907, 其模式產地在 Lago Nicaragua at Granada, Nicaragua. 鑑定者: Villa, 1976
保育: Amphilophus citrinellus 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 (2019).