最初命名為 Crenicichla tesay:
- Casciotta, Jorge & A. Almiron. 2009. "Crenicichla tesay, a new species of cichlid (Perciformes: Labroidei) from the rio Iguazu basin in Argentina". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. v. 115 (no. 4) [2008]: pp. 651–659 (crc01710)
保育: Crenicichla tesay 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.