Descripción original como Apistogramma elizabethae:
ZooBank:72F710DB-FA4F-4AAF-A1F3-CB153C571007.
- Kullander, Sven. 1980. "A taxonomical study of the genus Apistogramma Regan, with a revision of Brazilian and Peruvian species (Teleostei: Percoidei: Cichlidae)". Bonner Zoologische Monographien. 1-152 (crc00334)
Conservación: Apistogramma elizabethae es evaluada por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza en la lista roja de especies amenazadas como (LC) Poca preocupación (2018). Considering the remoteness of its distribution, Apistogramma elizabethae and its sympatric species should remain safe in the near future; what remains to be determined is the impact of the collections of wild specimens for the hobby on some of the most sought-after populations.