最初命名為 Crenicichla empheres:
- Lucena, C. A. S.. 2007. "Two new species of the genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840 from the upper rio Uruguay drainage (Perciformes: Cichlidae)". Neotropical Ichthyology. v. 5(n. 4), pp. 449-456. DOI: 10.1590/S1679-62252007000400004 (crc01516) (摘要)
保育: Crenicichla empheres 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.