最初命名為 Heros istlanus:
ZooBank:E08063C1-C66A-4ACC-A0A2-6BBFF61750AC.
- Jordan, David Starr & J. O. Snyder. 1899. "Notes on a collection of fishes from the rivers of Mexico, with description of twenty new species". Bulletin of the U.S. Fish Commission. v. 19, pp. 115-147 (crc00041)
同種異名 (2):
- Heros mento Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902, 其模式產地在 Río Negro, southern Mexico. 鑑定者: Taylor et al., 1980
- Cichlasoma (Parapetenia) leonhard-schultzei Ahl, 1935, 其模式產地在 Tlapa, Guerrero, Mexico. 鑑定者: Kullander, 2003
- Cichlasoma istlana fusca de Buen , 1946, 其模式產地在 Río Huámito, La Huacana, Mexico. 鑑定者: Kullander, 2003
保育: Amphilophus istlanus 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).