Considered a synonym of Symphysodon aequifasciatus Pellegrin, 1904
- Kullander, Sven. 1986. "Cichlid Fishes of the Amazon River Drainage of Peru". Swedish Museum of Natural History. Cichlids Amazon. 1-431 (crc00282)
Original description as Symphysodon aequifasciata axelrodi:
ZooBank:0BE6054D-F9B5-4AE4-B639-DA247BC0EF96.
- Schultz, Leonard Peter. 1960. "A revision of the Pompadour or Discus fishes, genus Symphysodon of South America". Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine (crc01358)