最初描述为 Crenicara altispinosa:
ZooBank:29D5E45C-CF54-4D60-A12F-A298BD810E5E.
- Haseman, John D.. 1911. "An annotated catalog of the cichlid fishes collected by the expedition of the Carnegie Museum to central South America, 1907-10". Annals of the Carnegie Museum. 329-373 (crc00340)
保育: Mikrogeophagus altispinosus 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.