Considerato un sinonimo junior di Vieja fenestrata (Günther, 1860)
- Conkel, Don. 1993. "Cichlids of North & Central America". TFH Publications. 1-191 (ffm00971)
Descrizione originale come Cichlosoma gadovii:
ZooBank:50692374-0FAF-4E47-AADB-DC5204D18656.
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1905. "A revision of the fishes of the American cichlid genus Cichlosoma and of the allied genera". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser7)16:60-77; 225-243; 316-340; 433-445 (ffm00042)