最初命名為 Acara punctulata:
ZooBank:13E0B356-7E20-4421-AD40-8B766DFFEAD3.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1863. "On new species of fishes from the Essequibo". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 3) Vol. 12, pp. 441-443 (crc01272)
同種異名 (1):
- Crenicara elegans Steindachner, 1875, 其模式產地在 Amazon River at Gurupá, Codajás, Curupira, Brazil. 鑑定者: Kullander, 1986
- Aequidens madeirae Fowler, 1913, 其模式產地在 Igarapé de Candelaria, tributaire of Rio Madeira and ca. 2 miles distant, Brazil, 8°45'S, 63°54'W. 鑑定者: Kullander, 1986
- Aequidens hercules Allen, 1942, 其模式產地在 Ensenada del Río Morona, Peru. 鑑定者: Kullander, 1986
保育: Crenicara punctulatum 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.