[3][4] However, a 2008 study led by Oldřich Říčan has suggested that all the related species A. septemfasciatus, should be moved into the genus Hypsophrys.

[8] Females have a black spot or ocellus on the dorsal fin, which is generally surrounded by metallic coloration.

[8] The bottom of the rivers it lives in are generally covered by rocks and leaf litter.

[8] Its ability to protrude its jaw 3.5% standard length limits its diet to about 1% evasive prey.

[9] Amatitlania septemfasciata is an egg layer and a cave spawner.

It is territorial, and thus a fairly large tank that is at least 90 to 100 centimetres (35 to 39 in) long is generally recommended.