Original description:
- Eigenmann, Carl H & C. H. Kennedy. 1903. "On a collection of fishes from Paraguay, with a synopsis of the American genera of cichlids". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (crc00070)
Type species: Saraca opercularis Steindachner, 1875 (name replacement).
Synonyms:
- Saraca Steindachner, 1875. Determiner: Eigenmann, Carl H, 1903