最初描述为 Geophagus brasiliensis var. itapicuruensis:
ZooBank:04C933F3-730B-41AB-8E42-C5CEB9012A0C.
- Haseman, John D.. 1911. "An annotated catalog of the cichlid fishes collected by the expedition of the Carnegie Museum to central South America, 1907-10". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 329-373 (crc00340)
保育: Geophagus itapicuruensis 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.