Original reference as:
- Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr. & K. Black, M. Geerts, A. Konings, K. M. MacKaye. 2006. "Cichlid Fish Diversity and Speciation". Reconstructing the Tree of Life: Taxonomy and Systematics of Species Rich Taxa. 216-226 (crc04455)
Conservation: Amphilophus sp. 'xiloa fatlip' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species. This species should be considered as vulnerable, since it is just found in the small crater Lake XiloĆ”, and apparently just in very small numbers.