Considered a synonym of Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864)
- Villa, Jaime. 1976. "Systematic Status of the Cichlid Fishes Cichlasoma dorsatum, C. granadense and C. nigritum Meek". in: T.B. Thorson (Ed.) Investigations of the Ichthyofauna of Nicaraguan Lakes. University of Nebraska - Lincoln. pp. 375-383 (crc05661)
Original description as Cichlasoma granadense:
ZooBank:E49CFF2D-9CD3-43A0-9F1B-A57FF7E4F957.
- Meek, Seth Eugene. 1907. "Synopsis of the fishes of the great lakes of Nicaragua". Field Columbian Museum Publication. Vol. 7 (4): pp. 97-132 (crc01362)