最初描述为 Cichlasoma (Theraps) hartwegi:
ZooBank:27A27B10-C55E-4C5E-89A9-A1D2608C96C3.
- Taylor, Jeff N. & Robert Rush Miller. 1980. "Two new cichlid fishes, genus Cichlasoma, from Chiapas, Mexico". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (693):16 (ffm00249)
保育: Vieja hartwegi 由国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (EN) 濒危(Endangered) (2017). In recent years the upper Grijalva River has suffered the introduction of many exotic species, many of which are translocations from other areas of southern Mexico (Miller, 2006:360; Gonzáles-Días et al., 2008). It is yet to be seen the extend of the negative effect this will bring in V. hartwegi.