最初命名為 Crenicichla phaiospilus:
ZooBank:F15343A6-0024-4951-ADAD-084C8573DA64.
- Kullander, Sven. 1991. "Crenicichla phaiospilus and C. percna, two new species of pike cichlids (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Rio Xingu, Brazil". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. pp. 351-360 (crc00202)
保育: Crenicichla phaiospilus 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.