Original reference as Heros sp. „Casiquiare“:
- Dittrich, Peter & J. Albering. 2015. "Kaum bekannte Heros-Formen aus dem oberen Rio-Negro-Gebiet". Deutsche Cichliden Gesellschaft- Informationen. 46(10):234-238 (crc07282)
Conservation: Heros sp. 'casiquiare' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.