Original description as Crenicichla britskii:
ZooBank:C90A34A3-3C0A-460E-A301-F34EA38057C2.
- Kullander, Sven. 1982. "Cichlid fishes from the La Plata basin. Part III. The Crenicichla lepidota species group (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Revue Suisse de Zoologie. v. 89; n. 3; pp. 627-661 (crc01054)
Conservation: Crenicichla britskii is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.