最初描述为 Heros nicaraguensis:
ZooBank:56E9EA07-80CD-498A-AF8C-CC4F095FE94A.
- 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)
同种异名 (2):
- Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz, 1859, 标本产地来自于 Lake Nicaragua. 鉴定者: Kullander et al., 1997
- Heros balteatus Gill, 1877, 标本产地来自于 Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. 鉴定者: Conkel, 1993
- Cichlasoma spilotum Meek, 1912, 标本产地来自于 Victoria, Costa Rica. 鉴定者: Conkel, 1993
保育: Hypsophrys nicaraguensis 由国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (LC) 无危（Least Concern） (2019).