Original description as Crenicichla lucius:
ZooBank:C8A04F90-2367-4851-8E01-265C7B164303.
- Cope, Edward D. 1871. "Contribution to the ichthyology of the MaraƱon". Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. v. 11; pp. 559-570 (crc00071)
Conservation: Crenicichla lucius is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.