最初命名為 Apistogramma guttata:
ZooBank:3818A369-681D-43CA-B984-70F9D4443FEB.
- Antonio, C & S. O. Kullander & C. A. Lasso. 1989. "Description of a new Apistogramma species (Teleostei-Cichlidae) from the Morichal River Slong in Venezuela". Acta Biológica Venezuelica. v. 12; ns. 3-4; pp. 131-139 (crc01197)
保育: Apistogramma guttata 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.