Oryginalny opis jako Australoheros perdi:
- Ottoni, Felipe & A.Q. Lezama, M.L. Triques, E.N. Fragoso-Moura, C.T. Lucas & F.A.R. Barbosa. 2011. "Australoheros perdi, new species (Teleostei: Labroidei: Cichlidae) from the lacustrine region of the Doce River Valley, southeastern Brazil, with biological information". Vertebrate Zoology. v. 61(n. 1), pp. 137-145 (crc03485) (streszczenie)
Ochrona: Australoheros perdi nie jest wpisany przez Międzynarodową Unię Ochrony Przyrody do Czerwonej Księgi Gatunków Zagrożonych IUCN jako. One of the most serious problems in the Parque Estadual do Rio Doce is biological invasion. Only three lakes of the PERD do not contain introduced species. One of the lakes without introduced species is the Lagoa Gambazinho, habitat of Australoheros perdi and some species that have who disappeared in other lakes in the system that contain invasive species as peacock bass (Cichla kelberi Kullander & Ferreira, 2006) and the red piranha (Pygocentrus nattereri Kner, 1858). Thus, species of small and medium size, like A. perdi, are seriously threatened in this system invaded by alien fish species. (Compiled from Ottoni et al., 2011).