最初命名為 Aequidens michaeli:
ZooBank:83C5158B-A02E-42C0-911C-980E1A2421BD.
- Kullander, Sven. 1995. "Three new cichlid species from southern Amazonia: Aequidens gerciliae, A. epae and A. michaeli". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 149-170 (crc00099)
保育: Aequidens michaeli 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.