Original description as Apistogramma gibbiceps:
ZooBank:9B8E9A24-B5B2-41E9-BF15-3CC41B983B6F.
- Meinken, Hermann. 1969. "Apistogramma gibbiceps n. sp. aus Brasilien (Pisces, Teleostei, Cichlidae)". Senckenbergiana biologica. 50(1-2):91-96 (crc01195)
Synonyms (1):
- Apistogramma roraimae Kullander, 1980, with type locality at Igarapé Uazinho, ca. 10 km from Boa Vista on route Boa Vista (2°49'N, 60°40'W) Caracarai, Rio Branco territory, Brazil. Determiner: Kullander, 2003
Conservation: Apistogramma gibbiceps is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.