Original description as Perca brasiliensis:
ZooBank:BC45E139-F1D8-4B3E-954F-5BF4E1CEF9BC.
- Bloch, Marcus Elieser. 1792. "Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. v. 6". Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische, Berlin. i-xii + 1-126, Pls. 289-323 (crc01051)
Synonyms (2):
- Sparus nhoquunda Lacepède, 1802, with type locality at . Determiner: Kullander, 2003
- Crenicichla menezesi Ploeg, 1991, with type locality at Caieira, Maranhao, Brazil. Determiner: Varella et al., 2018
Conservation: Crenicichla brasiliensis is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.