最初命名為 Crenicichla lucenai:
- Mattos, José L & I. Schindler, F.P. Ottoni & M.M. Cheffe. 2014. "A new species of Crenicichla from the upper Rio das Antas basin, dos Patos lagoon system, southern Brazil (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Vertebrate Zoology. v. 64(n. 1), pp. 35-42 (crc06185) (摘要)
保育: Crenicichla lucenai 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.