最初命名為 Apistogramma atahualpa:
ZooBank:8868A6BB-B427-4DC8-A242-8512C286AB7E.
- Römer, Uwe. 1997. "Diagnoses of two new dwarf cichlids (Teleostei; Perciformes) from Peru, Apistogramma atahualpa and Apistogramma panduro n. spp". Buntbarsche Bulletin. (182):9-14 (crc00360)
保育: Apistogramma atahualpa 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (DD) 資料缺乏 (2014). There is uncertainty about the distribution and population size, trends, and threats that may be affecting Apistogramma atahualpa (Chuctaya et al., 2016).