最初命名為 Crenicichla zebrina:
- Montaña, Carmen & H. López-Hernández & D.C. Taphorn. 2008. "A new species of Crenicichla (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from the Ventuari River, Upper Orinoco River Basin, Amazonas State, Venezuela". Zootaxa. (n. 1856): pp. 33–40 (2008) (crc01608) (摘要)
保育: Crenicichla zebrina 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. the species seems to be rare at the type locality, but the actual distribution in the tributaries of the Ventuari is still unknown..