Original description:
- Myers, George Sprague. 1935. "Four new fresh-water fishes from Brazil, Venezuela and Paraguay". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 7-14 (crc01068)
Type species: Taeniacara candidi Myers, 1935 (original designation).
Described species included (2):
valid: 1 synonym: 1- Taeniacara candidi Myers, 1935 (valid)
- Apistogramma weisei Arnold, 1935 (synonym)