最初描述为 Cichlasoma zaliosum:
ZooBank:A74A4058-7D0C-42FB-9A46-EFA44725EF17.
- Barlow, George W & J.W. Munsey. 1976. "The red devil-midas-arrow cichlid species complex in Nicaragua". Investigations of the ichthyofauna of Nicaraguan Lakes. 363-369 (crc00011) (摘要)
保育: Amphilophus zaliosus 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 (CR) 极危(Critically endangered) (2019).