最初描述为 Heros liberifer:
ZooBank:0C9FD6D8-157E-4E50-AD95-9E838FABA59A.
- Staeck, Wolfgang & Ingo Schindler. 2015. "Description of a new Heros species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from the Rio Orinoco drainage and notes on Heros severus Heckel, 1840". Bulletin of Fish Biology. 15(1-2):121-136 (crc06878) (摘要)
保育: Heros liberifer 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.