Uznawany jako synonim Lugubria lenticulata (Heckel, 1840)
- Ploeg, Alex. 1991. "Revision of the South American cichlid genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840, with description of fifteen new species and consideration on species groups, phylogeny and biogeography (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae)". Univ. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 1-153 (crc01043)
Oryginalny opis jako Crenicichla ornata:
ZooBank:92F9E3B5-1C9E-42E4-9B95-D5AB91B5DE75.
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1905. "A revision of the fishes of the South-American cichlid genera Acara, Nannacara, Acaropsis, and Astronotus". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. [Series 7]15:329-347 (crc00016)