Original description as Geophagus (Mesops) agassizii:
ZooBank:BCB001CA-6B0C-47CC-B3BD-2010A8203801.
- Steindachner, Franz. 1875. "Beiträge der Kenntniss der Chromiden des Amazonenstromes". Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. 71(pt1):61-137 (crc00103)
Synonyms (1):
- Apistogramma parva Ahl, 1931, with type locality at Rio Capim, Pará, Brazil. Determiner: Kullander, 2003
Conservation: Apistogramma agassizii is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.