Original description as Apistogramma pertense v. bitaeniata:
ZooBank:028A60C9-49F1-4461-82C7-ABA0E66465B1.
- Pellegrin, Jacques. 1936. "Un poisson d'aquarium nouveau du genre Apistogramma". Bulletin de la Société nationale d'Acclimation et Protection de la Nature. (83)56-58 (crc00013)
Synonyms (2):
- Apistogramma sweglesi Meinken , 1961, with type locality at Letitia, Peru [= Leticia, Colombia]. Determiner: Römer, 1994
- Apistogramma klausewitzi Meinken , 1962, with type locality at Rio Salimoes, Igarapé Preto, Amazonas, Brazil. Determiner: Kullander, 1986
- Apistogramma kleei Meinken, 1964, with type locality at Upper Amazon (? Peru). Determiner: Kullander, 1986
Conservation: Apistogramma bitaeniata is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.