Original description as Geophagus leucostictus:
ZooBank:48068AA1-8D6A-4A53-BA43-C0948DCD6F07.
- Müller, J. & F. H. Troschel. 1849. "Fische". Reisen in Britisch-Guiana in den Jahren 1840-44 Im Auftrag Sr. Mäjestat des Königs von Preussen ausgeführt von Richard Schomburgk.. pp. 618-644 (crc00030)
Synonyms (1):
- Satanoperca macrolepis Günther , 1862, with type locality at Demerara, Guyana. Determiner: Kullander et al., 1989
Conservation: Satanoperca leucosticta is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.