Considéré comme synonyme junior de Laetacara flavilabris (Cope, 1871)
- Kullander, Sven. 1986. "Cichlid Fishes of the Amazon River Drainage of Peru". Swedish Museum of Natural History. Cichlids Amazon. pp. 1-431 (crc00282)
Décrit initialement sous Acara freniferus:
ZooBank:ABE52A51-C69C-46B8-A7FB-703EAC717E1B.
- Cope, Edward D. 1872. "On the Fishes of the Ambyiacu River". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. pp. 250-294 (crc00074)